Congressional District 24, TX

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2022 Population

756,184

6.54% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

US Representative

Beth Van Duyne

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

8.03% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

5.83%

20.4% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$109,014

32.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$409,400

25.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Congressional District 24, TX had a population of 756k people with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $109,014. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Congressional District 24, TX declined from 809,110 to 756,184, a −6.54% decrease and its median household income grew from $82,358 to $109,014, a 32.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 24, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.47%), White (Hispanic) (8.34%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.17%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.31%).

21.9% of the households in Congressional District 24, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.9% of the residents in Congressional District 24, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Congressional District 24, TX was $409,400, and the homeownership rate was 67.7%.

Most people in Congressional District 24, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 24, TX was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 24, TX borders Congressional District 3, TX, Congressional District 12, TX, Congressional District 26, TX, Congressional District 30, TX, Congressional District 32, TX, and Congressional District 33, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Congressional District 24, TX is home to a population of 756k people, from which 92.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.3% of Congressional District 24, TX residents were born outside of the country (108k people).

In 2022, there were 7.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (471k people) in Congressional District 24, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 64.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 63k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Congressional District 24, TX are Spanish (82,478 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (6,239 households), and Arabic (5,931 households).

Citizenship

92.9%

2022 Citizenship

84.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 92.9% of Congressional District 24, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 24, TX was 84.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Congressional District 24, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 24, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
471k ± 6.59k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
64.1k ± 2.9k
White (Hispanic)
63k ± 3.27k

17.9%

Hispanic Population

135k people

17.9% of the people in Congressional District 24, TX are hispanic (135k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Congressional District 24, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

14.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

108k people

25.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

208k people

As of 2022, 14.3% of Congressional District 24, TX residents (108k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 24, TX was 25.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 24, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
82,478 households (11.6%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
6,239 households (0.879%)
Arabic
5,931 households (0.835%)

21.9% of the households in Congressional District 24, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 24, TX was Spanish. 11.6% of the households in Congressional District 24, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
10,699 ± 752
Gulf War (2001-)
9,571 ± 1,094
Gulf War (1990s)
7,068 ± 805

Congressional District 24, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 24, TX employs 396k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 24, TX are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (48,348 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (42,683 people), and Retail Trade (41,298 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($117,936), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($106,719), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($98,000).

Employment

Occupations

396k

2022 Value

± 5,701

−13.7%

1 Year decline

± 2.29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 24, TX declined at a rate of −13.7%, from 459k employees to 396k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 24, TX, are Management Occupations (66,416 people), Sales & Related Occupations (45,484 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (42,287 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 24, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

396k

2022 Value

± 5,701

−13.7%

1 Year decline

± 2.29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 24, TX declined at a rate of −13.7%, from 459k employees to 396k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 24, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (48,348 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (42,683 people), and Retail Trade (41,298 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 24, TX, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 24, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$72,996

Median earning men ± $2,602

$50,891

Median earning women ± $1,136

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,197), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,614), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,841).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($98,125), Manufacturing ($75,610), and Information ($72,163).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Congressional District 24, TX is currently represented by Beth Van Duyne in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Congressional District 24, TX

Beth Van Duyne

District 24 Representative

Republican Party

Congressional District 24, TX is currently represented by Beth Van Duyne (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Congressional District 24, TX have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 24, TX was $409,400 in 2022, which is 1.45 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $325,100 to $409,400, a 25.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 24, TX is 67.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Congressional District 24, TX have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 24, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 24, TX is $109,014. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 24, TX was Congressional District 3, TX with a value of $113,405, followed by Congressional District 24, TX and Congressional District 26, TX, with respective values of $109,014 and $108,948.

Property

$409,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,857

$192,498

Median Property Taxes

±$3,311

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Congressional District 24, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 24, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.7%

Homeownership

2022

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 67.7% of the housing units in Congressional District 24, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Congressional District 24, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$109,014

Median Household Income

± $1,646

284k

Number of Households

± 4,448

In 2022, the median household income of the 284k households in Congressional District 24, TX grew to $109,014 from the previous year's value of $82,358.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 24, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73%)
Worked At Home (17.5%)
Carpooled (6.94%)

In 2022, 73% of workers in Congressional District 24, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 24, TX have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Congressional District 24, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 24, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 24, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 24, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 24, TX (43.7k out of 749k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 24, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.86%

Uninsured

61.1%

Employer Coverage

5.68%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.09%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 24, TX declined by 28.2% from 13.7% to 9.86%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 24, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.