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Congressional District 6, TX

833,987 Population
2,148.8 square miles 388.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$34,468 ±$908 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $34,717 ±$230
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$75,577 ±$2,152 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $66,963 ±$513
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

9.6% ±1.2% (79,533  ±10,096) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,122,538 (±0.3% / ±79,332)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

27.9 minutes ±0.5 (9,786,350  ±378,523) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 25.9 295,281,060 (±0.2 / ±2,182,981)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

294,641 ±6,046 Number of households
  • Texas: 10,796,247 ±19,104
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.8 ±0.1 (827,017  ±13,729) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 28,965,772
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5% ±1.3% (10,095  ±2,536) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 434,357 (±0.2% / ±16,121)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

313,394 ±6,071 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,867,820 ±1,642
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$263,700 ±$5,299 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $237,400 ±$1,389
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.2% ±1.2% (92,466  ±9,773) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,083,551 (±0.2% / ±68,340.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

88.9% ±1.7% (486,210  ±12,846.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 85.4% 16,415,784 (±0.4% / ±81,190.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
31.3% ±1.2% (170,976  ±7,410.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,366,437 (±0.3% / ±48,097.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

24.3% ±1.1% (187,740  ±8,658) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,442,574 (±0.1% / ±32,077.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

14.7% ±1.2% (122,936  ±9,915) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.3% 5,092,132 (±0.2% / ±51,263)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

6.9% ±0.7% (43,112  ±4,194) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,464 (±0.1% / ±23,343)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
43,112 Total veterans ±4,194 37,490 Male ±3,464 5,622 Female ±1,538

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