People with Disabilities: A Texas Profile

Table 10: Number of Individuals in Texas by Age Category and Disability Type, 2011
Age Category and Disability
Total Number in Texas
by Age Category
Number with
Disability
Percent with
Disability
Population under 5 years of age 1,951,613 16,111 0.8%
With a hearing difficulty 11,079 0.6%
With a vision difficulty 10,283 0.5%
Population 5 to 15 years of age 4,262,745 219,254 5.1%
With a hearing difficulty 26,362 0.6%
With a vision difficulty 37,605 0.9%
With a cognitive difficulty 164,411 3.9%
With an ambulatory difficulty 29,977 0.7%
With a self‐care difficulty 42,667 1.0%
With an independent living difficulty 6,232 0.1%
Population 16 to 24 years of age 3,341,853 184,845 5.5%
With a hearing difficulty 30,757 0.9%
With a vision difficulty 38,268 1.1%
With a cognitive difficulty 112,215 3.4%
With an ambulatory difficulty 35,652 1.1%
With a self‐care difficulty 23,257 0.7%
With an independent living difficulty 59,241 1.8%
Population 25 to 64 years of age 13,122,851 1,433,767 10.9%
With a hearing difficulty 333,891 2.5%
With a vision difficulty 303,597 2.3%
With a cognitive difficulty 516,306 3.9%
With an ambulatory difficulty 788,588 6.0%
With a self‐care difficulty 281,046 2.1%
With an independent living difficulty 472,460 3.6%
Population 65 to 74 years of age 1,518,466 457,817 30.1%
With a hearing difficulty 162,264 10.7%
With a vision difficulty 88,532 5.8%
With a cognitive difficulty 101,383 6.7%
With an ambulatory difficulty 290,431 19.1%
With a self‐care difficulty 87,443 5.8%
With an independent living difficulty 150,704 9.9%
Population 75 years and over 1,101,723 610,227 55.4%
With a hearing difficulty 278,450 25.3%
With a vision difficulty 137,551 12.5%
With a cognitive difficulty 196,200 17.8%
With an ambulatory difficulty 422,439 38.3%
With a self‐care difficulty 190,189 17.3%
With an independent living difficulty 322,201 29.2%
Table notes: 2011 ACS microdata. One individual could report having several disabilities
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