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Congressional District 8, TX

868,181 Population
2,848 square miles 304.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,390 ±$1,055 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$85,858 ±$3,548 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.2% ±1.5% (95,965  ±13,458) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

32.4 minutes ±0.3 (11,731,115  ±568,854) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

300,437 ±7,134 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.9 ±0.1 (858,830  ±24,483) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.5% ±1.3% (13,313  ±2,683) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

328,848 ±6,950 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$312,300 ±$7,182 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.7% ±1.5% (117,513  ±12,910.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.5% ±1.2% (506,590  ±15,793.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
33.4% ±1.4% (191,179  ±9,658.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

32.4% ±2% (242,022  ±15,135.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 34.9% 9,660,360 (±0.1% / ±36,032.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

20.2% ±1.7% (175,548  ±15,330) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±0.6% (39,433  ±3,767) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
39,433 Total veterans ±3,767 33,762 Male ±2,956 5,671 Female ±1,887

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