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Congressional District 36, TX

789,655 Population
5,944.5 square miles 132.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,068 ±$1,490 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$77,440 ±$3,921 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.1% ±1.1% (93,654  ±8,702) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.5 minutes ±1.2 (9,933,925  ±511,364) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

291,473 ±6,068 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (776,661  ±15,732) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±1% (9,275  ±2,015) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

321,875 ±6,739 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$245,100 ±$7,735 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.2% ±1.3% (94,851  ±10,199.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87% ±2% (454,076  ±13,506.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
23.5% ±1.2% (122,767  ±6,673.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

26.6% ±1.2% (192,617  ±8,536) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 34.9% 9,660,360 (±0.1% / ±36,032.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

14% ±1% (110,446  ±8,274) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.2% ±0.6% (36,985  ±3,830) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
36,985 Total veterans ±3,830 33,090 Male ±3,658 3,895 Female ±1,433

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