Census Reporter

State Senate District 6, TX

863,488 Population
262.8 square miles 3,286.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 34.4 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,142 ±$279 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $30,143 ±$102
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $32,621 ±$91
$42,487 ±$675 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $59,570 ±$209
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $60,293 ±$140

24.2% ±0.7% (208,108  ±6,049) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 15.5% 4,213,938 (±0.1% / ±34,547)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,257,979 (±0.1% / ±285,269)

28.4 minutes ±0.2 (10,228,530  ±147,176) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.4 322,657,055 (±0.1 / ±882,432)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,812,750,665 (±0.1 / ±8,669,516)

Families

260,858 ±1,939 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,553,046 ±18,343
  • United States: 119,730,128 ±232,429
3.3 ±0 (860,429  ±7,521) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.9 27,285,450 (±0)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 314,810,420 (±0)

6.8% ±0.4% (14,957  ±940) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.8% 399,095 (±0.1% / ±5,260)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,995,512 (±0% / ±23,123)

Housing

289,818 ±1,814 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 10,769,900 ±694
  • United States: 136,384,292 ±6,639

$99,500 ±$1,127 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $161,700 ±$339
  • about half the amount in United States: $204,900 ±$173

14.5% ±0.6% (123,309  ±4,948.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 15.9% 4,378,563 (±0.1% / ±31,324.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.5% 46,136,121 (±0.1% / ±152,246.9)

Social

61.3% ±0.7% (310,723  ±4,398.7) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 83.2% 14,821,927 (±0.2% / ±33,018.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 87.7% 191,498,014 (±0.1% / ±242,772.9)
10.6% ±0.4% (53,664  ±1,891.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 29.3% 5,219,469 (±0.1% / ±18,638.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 31.5% 68,867,051 (±0.1% / ±145,216)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

32.8% ±0.6% (283,156  ±5,353) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 17% 4,736,692 (±0.1% / ±22,601)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,539,499 (±0% / ±131,250)

3.2% ±0.1% (19,377  ±839) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Texas: 7.2% 1,474,232 (±0.1% / ±9,622)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.5% 18,611,432 (±0% / ±41,547)
19,377 Total veterans ±839 17,949 Male ±831 1,428 Female ±310

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