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Congressional District 36, TX

816,162 Population
5,944.8 square miles 137.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.7 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

$37,087 ±$1,336 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,372 ±$2,825 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±1.8% (116,153  ±14,922) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.7 minutes ±0.8 (9,486,845  ±458,651) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

291,467 ±7,808 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (803,372  ±18,240) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±1.3% (11,019  ±2,538) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

324,226 ±7,529 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$255,800 ±$8,165 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.1% ±1.5% (105,922  ±12,398) 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

86.9% ±1.8% (462,337  ±13,973.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.9% ±1.3% (132,423  ±7,422.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

27.4% ±1.4% (201,550  ±10,362.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,913,836 (±0.1% / ±38,273.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

14.5% ±1.3% (118,628  ±10,737) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±0.6% (35,889  ±3,464) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
35,889 Total veterans ±3,464 30,379 Male ±3,231 5,510 Female ±2,161

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