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Congressional District 17, TX

800,590 Population
10,437.1 square miles 76.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,999 ±$1,016 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,873 ±$2,589 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.3% ±1.1% (116,552  ±8,669) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.9 minutes ±0.9 (7,766,720  ±382,554) 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

296,134 ±5,393 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (760,992  ±11,500) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6% ±1.2% (11,853  ±2,359) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

338,592 ±4,083 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$265,100 ±$9,934 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.1% ±1.3% (127,478  ±10,233.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.1% ±1.8% (459,449  ±11,976.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
27.9% ±1.2% (145,586  ±6,747.2) 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)

20.4% ±1% (150,099  ±7,365.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 34.9% 9,660,360 (±0.1% / ±36,032.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

10.5% ±0.9% (84,298  ±7,600) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.8% ±0.7% (42,075  ±4,106) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
42,075 Total veterans ±4,106 37,015 Male ±3,694 5,060 Female ±1,300

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