Table 28: Median Age for the State of Texas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas
          in Texas, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Median Age, 2000
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                                                              Median Age 
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Rank  State/MSA                                       1990                  2000
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   .  State of Texas                                 30.75                 32.30
   1  Sherman-Denison                                35.01                 37.20
   2  Texarkana                                      34.02                 36.30
   3  Galveston-Texas City                           32.55                 35.90
   4  Longview-Marshall                              33.03                 35.80
   5  Beaumont-Port Arthur                           33.27                 35.60
   6  Tyler                                          33.25                 35.50
   7  Victoria                                       31.56                 34.20
   8  Brazoria                                       31.12                 34.00
   9  San Angelo                                     31.16                 33.80
  10  Wichita Falls                                  31.87                 33.60
  11  Amarillo                                       31.80                 33.40
  13  Corpus Christi                                 30.55                 33.00
  13  Odessa-Midland                                 30.63                 33.00
  14  Ft. Worth-Arlington                            30.83                 32.80
  15  San Antonio                                    30.38                 32.70
  16  Abilene                                        30.24                 32.20
  17  Waco                                           31.07                 31.90
  18  Dallas                                         30.65                 31.80
  19  Houston                                        30.40                 31.60
  20  Austin-San Marcos                              29.56                 30.90
  21  Lubbock                                        28.83                 30.50
  22  El Paso                                        27.95                 30.00
  23  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito               27.36                 29.00
  24  Killeen-Temple                                 27.16                 28.80
  25  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission                       26.14                 27.20
  26  Laredo                                         25.51                 26.50
  27  Bryan-College Station                          24.01                 23.60
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