Census Reporter

Congressional District 23, TX

769,276 Population
58,058.2 square miles 13.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 34.7 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$23,457 ±$774 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $29,525 ±$142
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$50,338 ±$2,014 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $59,206 ±$490
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

17.1% ±1.6% (127,836  ±12,110) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.7% 4,076,905 (±0.2% / ±62,508)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

25.9 minutes ±0.9 (7,975,885  ±409,512) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.5 328,391,065 (±0.1 / ±1,824,566)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

229,895 ±5,770 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,623,874 ±22,217
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
3.3 ±0.1 (749,604  ±18,415) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.9 27,698,085 (±0)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

6.4% ±1.2% (11,556  ±2,195) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 395,121 (±0.2% / ±11,292)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

266,445 ±5,354 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 10,933,375 ±871
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$117,700 ±$4,244 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $172,200 ±$747
  • about half the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

13.1% ±1.3% (98,973  ±9,779.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 15.7% 4,390,245 (±0.3% / ±73,067.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

76.5% ±0.9% (363,483  ±10,212) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 83.6% 15,180,323 (±0.4% / ±68,147.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
22.4% ±0.9% (106,374  ±5,228.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 29.6% 5,371,489 (±0.2% / ±40,733.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

54.8% ±0.8% (374,604  ±6,111.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 35.2% 8,793,654 (±0.1% / ±25,453.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.2% 63,172,059 (±0.1% / ±154,450.8)

16.4% ±1% (126,017  ±8,367) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 17.2% 4,854,140 (±0.2% / ±42,073)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

7.3% ±0.5% (39,799  ±2,915) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 7% 1,460,397 (±0.1% / ±19,003)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
39,799 Total veterans ±2,915 35,172 Male ±2,777 4,627 Female ±926

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