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Congressional District 26, TX

884,703 Population
1,965.7 square miles 450.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,712 ±$1,358 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$122,953 ±$3,398 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.9% ±0.8% (42,834  ±6,663) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.8 minutes ±0.4 (11,100,075  ±351,954) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

324,637 ±4,939 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (880,982  ±10,637) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.8% (9,754  ±1,741) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

338,739 ±4,303 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$469,500 ±$7,759 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.2% ±1.2% (115,589  ±10,960.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.8% ±1.9% (577,610  ±13,943.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
51.4% ±1.4% (316,301  ±9,561.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.9% ±1.9% (216,364  ±15,724.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 35.7% 10,477,394 (±0.2% / ±60,753.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

18.2% ±0.9% (160,628  ±7,759) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±0.6% (41,650  ±3,877) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
41,650 Total veterans ±3,877 36,027 Male ±3,189 5,623 Female ±1,743

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