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Indiana vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 7.4 times (637%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.9 times (193%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 4.0 times (303%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 7,475 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 4.5 times (352%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Indiana's population density is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 29 years.
Indiana vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 2.8 times (176%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 9.4 times (841%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Rockwall County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 5.1 times (410%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Ohio County's population is 124.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.1 times (112%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Miami County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Starr County's.
Indiana vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 1.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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