Table 30: Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older for the State of 
          Texas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Texas, 1990 and 2000
          Ranked by Percent, 2000
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                               Percent of Population 65 Years of Age or Older 
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Rank  State/MSA                                    1990                  2000    
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   .  State of Texas                              10.11                  9.94
   1  Sherman-Denison                             16.33                 15.12
   2  Tyler                                       13.77                 14.08
   3  Texarkana                                   14.38                 13.79
   4  San Angelo                                  12.73                 13.43
   5  Longview-Marshall                           13.57                 13.38
   6  Beaumont-Port Arthur                        13.08                 13.22
   7  Waco                                        13.55                 12.86
   8  Wichita Falls                               12.82                 12.77
   9  Abilene                                     12.02                 12.42
  10  Victoria                                    10.92                 11.96
  11  Amarillo                                    11.58                 11.80
  12  Odessa-Midland                               9.12                 11.26
  13  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito            10.58                 11.15
  14  Galveston-Texas City                        10.47                 11.10
  15  Corpus Christi                              10.15                 11.04
  16  Lubbock                                      9.88                 11.02
  17  San Antonio                                 10.30                 10.66
  18  El Paso                                      8.16                  9.72
  19  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission                    10.02                  9.71
  20  Brazoria                                     7.80                  8.82
  21  Ft. Worth-Arlington                          8.76                  8.80
  22  Killeen-Temple                               7.96                  8.03
  23  Dallas                                       8.11                  7.70
  24  Laredo                                       7.88                  7.59
  25  Houston                                      7.09                  7.45
  26  Austin-San Marcos                            7.80                  7.25
  27  Bryan-College Station                        6.66                  6.71
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