Census Reporter

Congressional District 6, TX

802,430 Population
2,148.8 square miles 373.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 34.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,152 ±$451 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $32,177 ±$121
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$73,376 ±$1,171 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $63,826 ±$218
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

9.6% ±0.6% (76,301  ±4,574) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.2% 3,984,260 (±0.1% / ±39,546)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

29 minutes ±0.3 (10,867,785  ±182,928) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.6 329,257,250 (±0.1 / ±1,084,687)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

271,773 ±2,743 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,906,070 ±18,881
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.9 ±0 (794,532  ±6,863) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,039,855 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.8% ±0.5% (11,937  ±1,056) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 396,357 (±0.1% / ±6,274)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

294,433 ±2,552 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,112,975 ±3,353
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$199,400 ±$2,332 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $187,200 ±$597
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

13.2% ±0.6% (104,846  ±4,983.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 15.3% 4,311,981 (±0.1% / ±29,217.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.5% ±0.8% (456,365  ±5,813.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 84.4% 15,565,117 (±0.2% / ±37,477.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
30.4% ±0.6% (156,965  ±3,282.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 30.7% 5,662,178 (±0.1% / ±23,301.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

23.9% ±1.2% (179,496  ±9,293.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,349,344 (±0.1% / ±29,341.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

13.7% ±0.6% (109,696  ±4,501) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 16.8% 4,822,952 (±0.1% / ±26,828)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

7.1% ±0.3% (42,423  ±1,645) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 6.8% 1,435,527 (±0.1% / ±11,744)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
42,423 Total veterans ±1,645 37,332 Male ±1,429 5,091 Female ±613

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