Congressional District 13, TX

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2021 Population

709,295

0.385% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

US Representative

Ronny Jackson

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

36.5

0.275% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

14.2%

2.13% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$57,354

5.37% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$128,300

7.01% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Congressional District 13, TX had a population of 709k people with a median age of 36.5 and a median household income of $57,354. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Congressional District 13, TX declined from 712,033 to 709,295, a −0.385% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,433 to $57,354, a 5.37% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 13, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.3%), White (Hispanic) (18.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.32%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.14%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.95%).

20.3% of the households in Congressional District 13, 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.

93.6% of the residents in Congressional District 13, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Congressional District 13, TX was $128,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Congressional District 13, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 13, TX was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 13, TX borders Congressional District 3, NM, Congressional District 3, OK, Congressional District 4, OK, Congressional District 4, TX, Congressional District 11, TX, Congressional District 12, TX, Congressional District 19, TX, and Congressional District 26, TX.

United States Oklahoma Texas

Population & Diversity

Congressional District 13, TX is home to a population of 709k people, from which 93.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 9.29% of Congressional District 13, TX residents were born outside of the country (65.9k people).

In 2021, there were 3.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (435k people) in Congressional District 13, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 132k White (Hispanic) and 37.7k Black or African American (Non-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 13, TX are Spanish (113,426 households), Other Languages of Asia (3,580 households), and Vietnamese (2,601 households).

Citizenship

93.6%

2021 Citizenship

93.5%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 93.6% of Congressional District 13, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 13, TX was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Congressional District 13, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 13, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
435k ± 1.37k
White (Hispanic)
132k ± 3.01k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
37.7k ± 796

28.3%

Hispanic Population

201k people

28.3% of the people in Congressional District 13, TX are hispanic (201k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Congressional District 13, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.29%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

65.9k people

9.36%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

66.7k people

As of 2021, 9.29% of Congressional District 13, TX residents (65.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 13, TX was 9.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 13, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
113,426 households (17.1%)
Other Languages of Asia
3,580 households (0.54%)
Vietnamese
2,601 households (0.392%)

20.3% of the households in Congressional District 13, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower 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 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 13, TX was Spanish. 17.1% of the households in Congressional District 13, 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
14,473 ± 739
Gulf War (2001-)
11,613 ± 940
Gulf War (1990s)
7,775 ± 713

Congressional District 13, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 13, TX employs 324k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 13, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (42,620 people), Retail Trade (36,632 people), and Manufacturing (34,765 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,489), Utilities ($57,074), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($55,536).

Employment

Occupations

324k

2021 Value

± 4,602

0.0271%

1 Year growth

± 1.95%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Congressional District 13, TX grew at a rate of 0.0271%, from 324k employees to 324k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 13, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (35,034 people), Sales & Related Occupations (30,970 people), and Management Occupations (29,945 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 13, 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

324k

2021 Value

± 4,602

0.0271%

1 Year growth

± 1.95%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Congressional District 13, TX grew at a rate of 0.0271%, from 324k employees to 324k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 13, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (42,620 people), Retail Trade (36,632 people), and Manufacturing (34,765 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 13, TX, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 13, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,763

Median earning men ± $639

$29,262

Median earning women ± $585

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,598), Public Administration ($54,826), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,893).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($42,132), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,871), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,748).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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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 13, TX is currently represented by Ronny Jackson 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 13, TX

Ronny Jackson

District 13 Representative

Republican Party

Congressional District 13, TX is currently represented by Ronny Jackson (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 13, TX have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

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 13, TX was $128,300 in 2021, which is 0.524 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $119,900 to $128,300, a 7.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 13, TX is 67.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Congressional District 13, TX have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 13, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 13, TX is $57,354. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 13, TX was Congressional District 3, TX with a value of $104,676, followed by Congressional District 22, TX and Congressional District 26, TX, with respective values of $103,893 and $101,044.

Property

$128,300

Median Property Value 2021

±$2,397

$176,321

Median Property Taxes

±$2,792

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 13, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 13, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2021

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 67.5% of the housing units in Congressional District 13, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Congressional District 13, 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.

$57,354

Median Household Income

± $891

261k

Number of Households

± 3,803

In 2021, the median household income of the 261k households in Congressional District 13, TX grew to $57,354 from the previous year's value of $54,433.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 13, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Carpooled (11%)
Worked At Home (4.84%)

In 2021, 79.7% of workers in Congressional District 13, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (4.84%).

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

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 13, TX have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.2% of the workforce in Congressional District 13, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 13, 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 13, 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 13, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 13, TX (95.7k out of 675k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 13, 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 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.5%

Uninsured

44.8%

Employer Coverage

13.5%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

2.11%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 13, TX grew by 1.31% from 16.3% to 16.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 13, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.