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Congressional District 21, TX

846,025 Population
6,297.3 square miles 134.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,364 ±$2,014 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,260 ±$3,081 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.6% ±1% (62,874  ±8,024) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.8 minutes ±0.7 (9,385,930  ±468,973) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

342,159 ±7,892 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (831,709  ±21,277) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±1.3% (9,889  ±2,550) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

369,383 ±7,598 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$442,300 ±$10,925 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.5% ±1.4% (129,805  ±11,890.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.7% ±1.1% (577,204  ±14,224.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47.5% ±1.3% (289,194  ±9,904.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

19.1% ±1.2% (147,079  ±8,914.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,913,836 (±0.1% / ±38,273.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9.7% ±1.1% (82,161  ±9,203) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

10.5% ±0.6% (70,051  ±4,330) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
70,051 Total veterans ±4,330 58,009 Male ±3,574 12,042 Female ±2,411

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