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Congressional District 2, TX

817,455 Population
628.5 square miles 1,300.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$44,984 ±$1,956 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $38,123 ±$223
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$92,141 ±$3,455 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $72,284 ±$443
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

9.3% ±1.4% (75,455  ±12,078) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,113,641 (±0.3% / ±72,677)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

33.3 minutes ±0.7 (11,122,945  ±649,018) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 329,915,840 (±0.2 / ±2,493,930)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

292,845 ±9,450 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,087,708 ±20,293
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.8 ±0.1 (815,745  ±30,198) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,420,404
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6.6% ±1.3% (13,371  ±2,787) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 420,463 (±0.2% / ±14,628)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

308,360 ±9,395 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,135,376 ±1,261
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$292,800 ±$7,954 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $275,400 ±$1,356
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13% ±1.6% (105,033  ±13,275.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,255,243 (±0.2% / ±65,296.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

90.8% ±4.2% (482,317  ±15,816.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.1% 16,875,375 (±0.4% / ±78,881.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
40.8% ±1.5% (216,952  ±10,835.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 33.9% 6,651,408 (±0.3% / ±48,274.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

28.1% ±1.8% (199,365  ±12,805.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,582,416 (±0.1% / ±33,246.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

18.4% ±1.4% (150,308  ±12,455) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,169,126
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.4% ±0.9% (38,427  ±5,517) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,401,173 (±0.1% / ±22,051)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
38,427 Total veterans ±5,517 32,693 Male ±4,154 5,734 Female ±2,546

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