Census Reporter

Congressional District 6, TX

818,442 Population
2,148.6 square miles 380.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$31,980 ±$1,154 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $32,267 ±$223
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$71,161 ±$1,487 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $64,034 ±$500
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

8.7% ±1.1% (70,214  ±9,304) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 13.6% 3,865,010 (±0.3% / ±70,183)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

29.1 minutes ±0.8 (11,249,565  ±480,295) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 351,917,720 (±0.2 / ±2,453,143)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

280,492 ±6,316 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,985,126 ±25,440
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.9 ±0.1 (810,956  ±14,846) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,395,188 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6.1% ±1.2% (12,646  ±2,444) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 390,925 (±0.2% / ±12,308)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

302,954 ±6,204 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,283,892 ±954
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$222,800 ±$4,091 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $200,400 ±$1,201
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.6% ±1.6% (109,840  ±12,811.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 15% 4,294,700 (±0.2% / ±64,565.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

89.7% ±1.8% (470,304  ±13,051.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 84.7% 15,890,162 (±0.4% / ±75,187)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
32.3% ±1.3% (169,654  ±7,565.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 30.8% 5,776,533 (±0.2% / ±42,322.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

23.2% ±0.9% (170,289  ±6,932) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 35.5% 9,313,242 (±0.1% / ±30,033.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

13.4% ±1.2% (109,381  ±10,044) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.1% 4,951,156 (±0.2% / ±53,285)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.5% ±0.6% (45,545  ±3,775) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.5% 1,405,059 (±0.1% / ±15,978)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
45,545 Total veterans ±3,775 39,501 Male ±3,431 6,044 Female ±1,651

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