| Date | Population | % Change | Components of Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population Change |
Births | Deaths | International Immigration |
Net Domestic Migration |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. |
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| 1970 | 619,122 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 633,800 | 2.4 | 14,678 | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 643,700 | 1.6 | 9,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 648,300 | 0.7 | 4,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 652,800 | 0.7 | 4,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 649,100 | -0.6 | -3,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 656,500 | 1.1 | 7,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 655,200 | -0.2 | -1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 658,500 | 0.5 | 3,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 657,600 | -0.1 | -900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 653,889 | -0.6 | -3,711 | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 657,562 | 0.6 | 3,673 | 14,695 | 6,588 | - | - |
| 1982 | 660,724 | 0.5 | 3,162 | 11,610 | 5,296 | - | - |
| 1983 | 663,573 | 0.4 | 2,849 | 11,444 | 5,229 | - | - |
| 1984 | 668,605 | 0.8 | 5,032 | 11,440 | 5,283 | - | - |
| 1985 | 671,289 | 0.4 | 2,684 | 11,522 | 5,474 | - | - |
| 1986 | 672,408 | 0.2 | 1,119 | 11,348 | 5,426 | - | - |
| 1987 | 672,505 | 0.0 | 97 | 11,185 | 5,418 | - | - |
| 1988 | 677,009 | 0.7 | 4,504 | 11,206 | 5,547 | - | - |
| 1989 | 680,885 | 0.6 | 3,876 | 11,393 | 5,428 | - | - |
| 1990 | 685,797 | 0.7 | 4,912 | 8,661 | 4,002 | - | - |
| 1991 | 696,443 | 1.6 | 10,646 | 14,668 | 6,626 | 364 | 736 |
| 1992 | 704,360 | 1.1 | 7,917 | 11,484 | 5,480 | 374 | -791 |
| 1993 | 708,077 | 0.5 | 3,717 | 10,985 | 5,502 | 449 | -4,102 |
| 1994 | 715,120 | 1.0 | 7,043 | 10,927 | 5,618 | 451 | -391 |
| 1995 | 724,894 | 1.4 | 9,774 | 11,182 | 5,521 | 610 | 2,113 |
| 1996 | 736,937 | 1.7 | 12,043 | 11,122 | 5,776 | 785 | 4,777 |
| 1997 | 746,356 | 1.3 | 9,419 | 11,288 | 5,767 | 764 | 1,444 |
| 1998 | 753,844 | 1.0 | 7,488 | 11,487 | 5,800 | 772 | -476 |
| 1999 | 761,603 | 1.0 | 7,759 | 11,400 | 5,788 | 823 | -266 |
| 2000 | 767,041 | 0.7 | 5,438 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 776,165 | 1.2 | 9,124 | 15,150 | 7,212 | 2,585 | -1,581 |
| 2002 | 783,567 | 1.0 | 7,402 | 12,354 | 6,079 | 1,529 | -65 |
| 2003 | 792,086 | 1.1 | 8,519 | 12,759 | 6,025 | 714 | 1,726 |
| 2004 | 803,214 | 1.4 | 11,128 | 12,890 | 5,994 | 1,952 | 1,761 |
| 2005 | 814,309 | 1.4 | 11,095 | 13,020 | 5,794 | 1,507 | 2,161 |
| 2006 | 824,961 | 1.3 | 10,652 | 13,251 | 5,942 | 1,804 | 1,053 |
| 2007 | 834,554 | 1.2 | 9,593 | 13,582 | 6,015 | 1,396 | 296 |
| 2008 | 845,119 | 1.3 | 10,565 | 13,699 | 6,040 | 1,441 | 1,078 |
| 2009 | 856,233 | 1.3 | 11,114 | 13,754 | 6,115 | 1,381 | 1,380 |
| 2010 | 865,350 | 1.1 | 9,117 | 3,230 | 1,512 | 434 | 597 |
| 2011 | 877,110 | 1.4 | 11,760 | 13,219 | 6,036 | 1,376 | 480 |






