We’re still working to get in touch with demographer Gary Gates of UCLA’s Williams Institute, the guru of all things gay and Census, to go over those freshly released data on same-sex couples in Texas. Gates says via email that he’s been slammed with media calls all morning and will get back to us as soon as he can. In the meantime, he sent over another tidbit in the form of an Excel spreadsheet listing all cities in Texas ranked according to the rate of same-sex couples per 1,000 households. As we mentioned earlier, Dallas has the highest rate of same-sex couples in the state, followed by Galveston and Austin. The list, which we’ve posted below, contains some major surprises — with cities like Hutto and Jollyville appearing in the top 10, for example. And yes, this does go to show that we are everywhere, but also keep in mind that the cities are ranked according to rate per 1,000 households. So, while Houston has the highest total number of same-sex couples (8,290), it has a much larger population than Dallas and therefore a lower rate. Also, my headline is deliberately misleading because the Census doesn’t count single gays. And in case you’re wondering, the city with the lowest rate of same-sex couples in Texas is College Station, with 131 or 3.74 per 1,000 households. Stay tuned for more as soon as we’re able to talk to Gates.

Check out the top 25:

City: Total number of same-sex couples, rate per 1,000 households

  1. Dallas: 6,876, 15.01
  2. Galveston: 292, 14.66
  3. Austin: 4,685, 14.42
  4. Pflugerville: 212, 13.44
  5. Kyle: 116, 13.29
  6. Jollyville: 83, 12.31
  7. Hutto: 52, 11.44
  8. Wells Branch: 66, 11.31
  9. Addison: 82. 11.15
  10. Live Oak: 58, 10.88
  11. Houston: 8,290, 10.59
  12. Leander: 88, 10.25
  13. Farmers Branch: 110, 10.20
  14. Fresno: 53, 9.58
  15. Converse: 59, 9.48
  16. Bedford: 196, 9.33
  17. San Juan: 82, 9.29
  18. Richardson: 354, 9.14
  19. Euless: 192, 8.91
  20. Carrollton: 377, 8.71
  21. Benbrook: 80, 8.53
  22. Little Elm: 70, 8.52
  23. San Antonio: 4,073, 8.49
  24. Cedar Park: 151, 8.46
  25. Bellaire: 51, 8.45