Sarah Serpas joined Every Texan in 2024 as a Senior Research & Data Analyst. She brings over a decade of experience in participatory urban planning, demographic research, and community engagement. She holds a deep belief that if you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well enough. Sarah grew up in dusty Midland, TX, and living in such a “boom and bust” town sparked her interest in population dynamics. She left the state to live and work in New York City, where she completed her undergraduate degree at New York University and earned a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute. She returned to Texas in 2018 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Demography from the University of Texas at San Antonio where she teaches occasional classes. Two of her favorite courses to teach are GIS for Urban Studies and Social Demography for Public Policy. Sarah lives in San Antonio where she enjoys making jewelry, cooking, and tackling home projects with her wife (with very little help from their cats).
Song of the year: Joyride by Ke$ha
My surprising hobby: Jewelry making and metalsmithing
All of us depend on a robust economy, so all of us need a childcare system that ensures parents can find care when and where they need it. It benefits
Learn more about AANHPI Texans from our data brief here. We celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Texans this May during AANHPI Heritage Month. It is estimated
There are more than 73 million children under 18 living in the U.S., and over seven million of them call Texas home. The biennial Texas Kids Count report brings together
Texas is home to 10% of all children under 18 living in the United States. The nearly 7.5 million children living in Texas reflect the nation’s growing diversity. The number
View the full data brief on maternal health in Texas here. Birthing people in Texas need more support when it comes to maternal health care. Our newest data brief highlights
We celebrate and honor the past, present, and future contributions and lives of Indigenous People in Texas and across the nation on Indigenous Peoples Day. Newly released data from the
View more data about the diverse Hispanic/Latino population in Texas here. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the cultures, histories, and contributions of Americans who trace their roots to Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean,
Every Texan was pleased to provide the research for the fourth edition of Economic Issues for Women in Texas, a new study by the Texas Women’s Foundation. This 2022 study
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau via the Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) this week shows that income inequality in the nation has increased.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book today. The report includes recent household data for all 50 states and analyzes how children and families are
