Table 3: Median Age for the State of Texas and Council of Government Regions
         in Texas, 1990 and 2000
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                                                           Median Age 
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State/COG                                          1990                  2000    
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State of Texas                                    30.75                 32.30

Panhandle                                         32.49                 34.47
South Plains                                      29.58                 31.82
Nortex                                            33.77                 35.89
North Central Texas                               30.70                 32.12
Ark-Tex                                           34.85                 36.95
East Texas                                        34.30                 37.04
West Central Texas                                33.91                 36.31
Rio Grande                                        28.06                 30.25
Permian Basin                                     30.73                 33.56
Concho Valley                                     32.41                 35.57
Heart of Texas                                    33.00                 34.26
Capital Area                                      30.11                 31.72
Brazos Valley                                     27.36                 28.58
Deep East Texas                                   34.38                 36.74
South East Texas                                  33.27                 35.54
Houston-Galveston                                 30.61                 32.04
Golden Crescent                                   33.63                 36.41
Alamo Area                                        30.84                 33.25
South Texas                                       25.43                 26.71
Coastal Bend                                      30.70                 33.36
Lower Rio Grande Valley                           26.65                 27.96
Texoma                                            35.41                 37.22
Central Texas                                     28.28                 30.24
Middle Rio Grande                                 28.05                 30.66
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