This report provides information on the age differences, demographic characteristics, employment status, poverty status, and educational status of displaced homemakers and single parents in Texas. These statistics are summarized in 26 tables or graphs that break down the data by variables. The study concludes with implications for program design in the areas of employment programs, education programs, vocational education, employment policy, program development, and child care. Some of the findings represented are as follows: (1) two-thirds of the more than 646,000 displaced homemakers in Texas are 55 or older and nearly three-quarters are widows; (2) one-fourth have minor children at home; (3) 47 percent are below the poverty level, and 65 percent have insufficient incomes; (4) over three-fifths over the age of 19 have less than a high school education; (5) 60 percent of the 199,710 single parents in Texas are under age 35, and 20 percent are under 25; (6) over four-fifths are employed full-time; (7) nearly three-quarters have insufficient income; and (8) 54 percent of single parents over 20 have completed high school. (KC)