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Texas – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2011

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 25,674,681   8.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 261,797   7.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 12,268,808 74.6% 9.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 4,176,558 25.4% 11.3%
Total Fuel 16,445,366 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 11,894,432 97.2% 9.1%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 345,224 2.8% 9.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 213,725 68.3% 7.2%
Urban 99,185 31.7% 9.1%
Total 312,910 100.0% 7.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,238 1.0% 6.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,512 0.5% 9.6%
Other Principal Arterials 13,269 4.2% 8.5%
Minor Arterial 18,490 5.9% 7.6%
Major Collector 47,480 15.2% 8.9%
Minor Collector 17,658 5.6% 6.6%
Local 211266 67.5% 7.5%
Total 312,913 32.5% 11.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 15,265 2.3% 7.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 7,655 1.1% 11.0%
Other Principal Arterials 46,052 6.8% 9.8%
Minor Arterial 48,712 7.2% 8.7%
Major Collector 98,764 14.6% 9.1%
Minor Collector 35,315 5.2% 6.6%
Local 422532 62.7% 7.5%
Total 674,295 100.0% 7.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 70,087 29.5% 7.2%
Urban 167,353 70.5% 8.5%
Total 237,440 100.0% 8.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 55,734 23.5% 7.7%
Other Freeways/Expressways 32,294 13.6% 13.4%
Other Principal Arterial 57,613 24.3% 8.8%
Minor Arterial 40,964 17.3% 7.9%
Major Collector 33,080 13.9% 9.5%
Minor Collector 2,595 1.1% 4.6%
Local 15,161 6.4% 3.8%
Total 237,441 100.0% 8.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 7,490,331 49.53% 7.14%
Female 7,632,187 50.47% 7.13%
Total 15,122,518 100.00% 7.14%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.20 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.20
Gasohol $0.20

NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents

Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Autos 8,964,823 45.70% 7.13%
Buses 53,655 0.27% 8.06%
Trucks 10,156,094 51.77% 8.57%
Total 19,174,572    
Motorcycles 442,483 2.26% 5.24%
Grand Total 19,617,055 100.00% 7.75%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1452 48.14% 8.23%
Urban 1537 50.96% 10.65%
Unknown 27 0.90% 9.06%
Total 3016 100% 9.32%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts     0.00%
Disbursements     0.00%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $7,100,367 57.54% 11.35%
General Fund Appropriations $118,492 0.96% 1.91%
Other State Imposts $41,032 0.33% 0.47%
Miscellaneous $643,360 5.21% 7.54%
Bonds $1,470,029 11.91% 6.21%
Federal payments $2,897,291 23.48% 7.18%
Local payments $68,517 0.56% 2.72%
Total $12,339,088 100.00% 8.09%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $7,308,708 0.625065 10.01%
Maintenance and Services $1,718,771 0.146995 8.21%
Administration and Misc. $318,254 0.0272181 3.67%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $673,459 0.0575965 7.51%
Interest $947,197 0.0810074 12.55%
Bond Retirement $264,699 0.0226379 2.18%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $461,628 0.03948 2.47%
Total $11,692,716 37.49% 7.80%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $3,065,794 86.94% 9.59%
Mass Transit Account $460,361 13.06% 9.35%
Total $3,526,155 100.00% 9.55%

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