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Texas vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Texas' land area is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 3.4 times (239%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.9 times (95%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 5,679 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Texas' population is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Texas and Washington have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Houston's population is 3.1 times (206%) larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 44 years.
Texas vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 3.2 times (224%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Texas'.
Average income
- Texas: $69,823 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Texas'.
Texas vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Texas has 254 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Texas' county count is 6.5 times (551%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Texas's largest county is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Okanogan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- Harris County's population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than King County's.
Least populous county
- Texas: Loving County (48 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Garfield County's population is 50.1 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Texas: Loving County ($220,625 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- Loving County's income is 1.7 times (71%) richer than King County's.
Poorest county
- Texas: Starr County ($34,180 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Starr County's.
Texas vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Texas has no state income tax, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Texas: 1.31% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.52 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Texas: 8.2% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 1.37 percentage points higher.
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