People with Disabilities: A Texas Profile

Table 7: Percentages of Texas Population with and without Disabilities by Age Categories, 2011
With a Disability Without a Disability
Age Categories Total Number Percent Number Percent
Under 5 1,951,613 16,111 0.8% 1,935,502 99.2%
5 to 15 years 4,262,745 219,254 5.1% 4,043,491 94.9%
16 to 24 years 3,341,853 184,845 5.5% 3,157,008 94.5%
25 to 64 years 13,122,851 1,433,767 10.9% 11,689,084 89.1%
65 to 74 years 1,518,466 457,817 30.1% 1,060,649 69.9%
75 years and over 1,101,723 610,227 55.4% 491,496 44.6%
Total 25,299,251 2,922,021 11.5% 22,377,230 88.5%
Table notes: 2011 ACS microdata.
Differences in the prevalence of disability by age can also be observed when considering gender. Figure
8 illustrates the percentages of males and females with disabilities in each age category. Greater
percentages of males have disabilities in the 5‐ to 15‐ and 16‐ to 24‐year‐old age categories.
Approximately six percent of males between the ages of five and 15 reported having a disability
compared to approximately four percent of females in the same age category. Percentages are roughly
similar for both the 25‐ to 64‐ and 65‐ to 74‐year‐old age categories. A larger percentage of females in
the 75‐year‐old and over category reported having a disability.
Figure 8: Percent of Individuals with Disabilities by Age and Gender in Texas, 2011
Percent with Disability
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
11.0%
6.4% 6.3%
10.8%
0.8% 0.8%
3.9% 4.7%
Under 5 5 to 15
years
16 to 24
years
25 to 64
years
Males Females
30.2%
30.1%
65 to 74
years
56.8%
53.3%
75 years
and over
Table notes: 2011 ACS microdata. Percentages indicate the portion of men and women in each age category
reporting a disability.
Differences between individuals with and without disabilities can also be observed by level of
educational attainment. Table 8 illustrates that in 2011 approximately 25 percent of individuals 25 years
of age and older with less than a high school diploma or equivalency had a disability. Only eight percent
of individuals with a bachelor degree or higher had a disability.
18 Texas Workforce Investment Council