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Texarkana, Texas is a municipal designation in Bowie County, Texas, United States with a population of 64,214 at the 2000 census which forms the western half of Texarkana. It is separated from Texarkana, Arkansas, by State Line Avenue. It is one of two co-principal cities of the Texarkana, Texas - Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. Texarkana was the original headquarters of the Clyde E. Palmer chain of newspapers, radio stations, and the television station now known as KTAL-TV, which operates the second tallest television tower in the American South from Vivian in northern Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Palmer's flagship publication was the Texarkana Gazette, which began in 1875. He acquired it from the consolidation of other papers in Texarkana. His other publications included the Camden News, the Hot Springs Sentinel Record, and the Hope Star in the Hempstead County community where U.S. President...more

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Among the most common occupations in Texarkana are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Texarkana, Texas work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Texarkana Jobs are for assistant store manager jobs, hospitalist jobs, full-time pharmacist jobs and store cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Texarkana, Texas are Educational, health and social services, 24%; Retail trade, 13%; and Manufacturing, 10%. Simply Hired's Texarkana job listings indicate that the following industries in Texarkana are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Automotive Parts Stores, Tire Dealers and Special Freight Trucking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Texarkana, Texas is $27,649, and the median income of households in Texarkana was $29,727.

Texarkana has an unemployment rate of 9.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Texarkana Trends data, the number of Texarkana, Texas jobs has increased by 3% since March 2008.

Population of Texarkana Total population 34,782 Male 47.09% Female 52.91% Median age 35.7     Texarkana Housing Owner-occupied homes 58.7% Median cost of a home $65,800 Median mortgage payment $521 Renter-occupied homes 41.3% Vacant housing 10.2% Median monthly rent $470     Average Income Median for all male full-time $34,155 Median for all female full-time $21,143     Household Income Less than $10,000 18% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 13% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 8%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 48% Separated 4% Widowed 10% Divorced 12%     Race White 60% Black or African American 38% Asian 1% Other 2%     Texarkana Commute Carpool 11.5% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 16 minutes

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