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Congressional District 16, TX

766,538 Population
315.4 square miles 2,430 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,557 ±$1,010 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$58,975 ±$2,614 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.2% ±1.8% (137,154  ±13,478) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.2 minutes ±0.7 (7,789,635  ±295,035) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

272,788 ±2,953 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0 (755,248  ±6,418) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±1.3% (11,721  ±2,311) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

295,571 ±2,019 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$194,500 ±$5,758 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.6% ±1.2% (95,221  ±8,887.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

82.7% ±2.3% (409,315  ±11,860.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
27.2% ±1.4% (134,730  ±6,844.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

67.4% ±0.7% (485,416  ±5,771.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 34.9% 9,660,360 (±0.1% / ±36,032.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

22% ±1% (168,519  ±7,392) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.3% ±0.6% (41,158  ±3,514) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
41,158 Total veterans ±3,514 36,634 Male ±3,465 4,524 Female ±1,220

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