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Profile of Congressional District 6, TX


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2022 population: 763,185

2022 Census data
White:346,788 45.44%
Black:103,13213.51%
Indian:1,2510.16%
Asian:27,7743.64%
2+ races:22,9623.01%
Hispanic:259,32433.98%
Total non-White:416,39754.56%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 6, TX
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
35.6
197,774 25.9%
565,411 74.1%
98,004 12.8%
255,056
2.90
188,706 74.0%
137,934 73.1%
19,637 10.4%
66,350 26.0%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 6, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units279,968 
Median Value$225,300 
Occupied255,05691.1%
Vacant24,9128.9%
Owned168,21966.0%
Rented86,83734.0%
Median Rent$1,291 
Single-Family Units196,04870.0%
    Detached189,91767.8%
    Attached6,1312.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units42,85815.3%
Mobile Homes29,66310.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 6, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,8763.9%
$10,000 to $14,9997,6433.0%
$15,000 to $19,9997,0802.8%
$20,000 to $24,9999,1453.6%
$25,000 to $29,99911,1804.4%
$30,000 to $34,9999,5723.8%
$35,000 to $39,9999,8133.8%
$40,000 to $44,9999,1273.6%
$45,000 to $49,99910,2664.0%
$50,000 to $59,99918,4017.2%
$60,000 to $74,99926,90310.5%
$75,000 to $99,99935,23713.8%
$100,000 to $124,99926,43210.4%
$125,000 to $149,99921,7728.5%
$150,000 to $199,99922,4418.8%
$200,000 or more20,1687.9%
Median Household Income74,007 
Per Capita Income32,749 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,1204.0%
Public Assistance6,7112.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps27,83110.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed224,30869.4%
Unemployed11,0713.4%
In Armed Forces4930.2%
Total Labor Force235,87273.0%
Not in Labor Force87,40927.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector150,622110,57057.7%
Non-Profit7,20711,00339.6%
Self-Employed23,08611,70866.4%
Local Government10,45017,35137.6%
State Government4,6027,49838.0%
Federal Government3,6823,07154.5%
Total Private + Self173,708122,27858.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.25,94138,92340.0%
Total199,649161,20155.3%
Pct. Govt.12.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts54,90915.2%
Sales and Office Occupations74,78620.7%
Professional, Technical64,17617.7%
Service Occupations59,00316.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,6570.5%
All others108,98030.1%
White Collar 53.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing43,01311.9%
Retail trade42,18511.7%
Construction38,35010.6%
Educational services and health care31,5218.7%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities24,7656.8%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation23,9956.6%
Professional, scientific, management18,1545.0%
Other services17,3414.8%
Finance, insurance and real estate16,7304.6%
Public administration14,6534.0%
Wholesale trade10,1532.8%
Information5,4011.5%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining3,4050.9%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 6, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican206,77227.09%
Puerto Rican4,5780.60%
Cuban1,8230.24%
Dominican3630.05%
Total Central American32,3534.24%
Costa Rican1140.01%
Guatemalan2,3770.31%
Honduran4,7210.62%
Nicaraguan6550.09%
Panamanian2650.03%
Salvadoran24,1313.16%
Other Central American900.01%
Total South American4,3640.57%
Argentinean3520.05%
Bolivian130.00%
Chilean610.01%
Colombian1,7550.23%
Ecuadorian4420.06%
Paraguayan420.01%
Peruvian8670.11%
Uruguayan1480.02%
Venezuelan6500.09%
Other South American340.00%
Other Hispanic9,0711.19%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian7,9921.05%
Vietnamese7,5630.99%
Filipino1,8730.25%
Chinese1,8130.24%
Korean9460.12%
Laotian6970.09%
Cambodian4410.06%
Japanese3230.04%
Thai2420.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English493,58169.2%
Spanish183,13625.7%
Other Indo-European7,7151.1%
Other6,7490.9%
Vietnamese6,4070.9%
Other Asian5,5090.8%
Arabic2,5470.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,8510.3%
Chinese1,5600.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American56,9247.5%
English54,2457.1%
German52,5716.9%
Irish49,9886.5%
Italian10,8591.4%
French9,8471.3%
Scottish9,7431.3%
European8,8171.2%
Polish6,1870.8%
Czech5,7640.8%
African5,3320.7%
Scotch-Irish5,2270.7%
Dutch4,3940.6%
Nigerian3,9650.5%
British3,5680.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen677,76088.8%
Not a citizen85,42511.2%
Native635,63283.3%
Foreign-born127,55316.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 6, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
42,585 8.6%44,532 9.0%139,942 28.4%146,878 29.8%80,518 16.3%38,950 7.9%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 42,585 8.6%
9-12 Years 44,532 9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 139,942 28.4%
Some College 146,878 29.8%
Bach. Degree 80,518 16.3%
Grad Degree 38,950 7.9%
Average years of education: 12.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 6, TX

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 TX06Jake Ellzey* (R) 149,321 100.0% 0 0.0% 149,321
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 10% compared to 2020.
2021-07-27 sp TX06Jake Ellzey (R) 20,837 53.3% Susan Wright (R) 18,279 46.7% 0 0.0% 39,116
2020-11-03 TX06Ron Wright* (R) 179,507 52.8% Stephen Daniel (D) 149,530 44.0% 10,955 3.2% 339,992
2018-11-06 TX06Ron Wright (R) 135,961 53.1% Jana Sanchez (D) 116,350 45.4% 3,731 1.5% 256,042
2016-11-08 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 159,444 58.3% Ruby Woolridge (D) 106,667 39.0% 7,185 2.6% 273,296
2014-11-04 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 92,334 61.1% David Cozad (D) 55,027 36.4% 3,635 2.4% 150,996
2012-11-06 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 145,019 58.0% Kenneth Sanders (D) 98,053 39.2% 6,864 2.7% 249,936
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 107,140 65.9% David Cozad (D) 50,717 31.2% 4,700 2.9% 162,557
2008-11-04 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 174,008 62.0% Ludwig Otto (D) 99,919 35.6% 6,655 2.4% 280,582
2006-11-07 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 91,927 60.5% David Harris (D) 56,369 37.1% 3,740 2.5% 152,036
2004-11-02 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 168,767 66.0% Morris Meyer (D) 83,609 32.7% 3,251 1.3% 255,627
Redistricting effect (2004); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 18% compared to 2000.
2002-11-05 TX06Joe Barton* (R) 115,396 70.3% Felix Alvarado (D) 45,404 27.7% 3,237 2.0% 164,037
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 19% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 TX24Martin Frost* (D) 103,152 61.8% Bryndan Wright (R) 61,235 36.7% 2,561 1.5% 166,948
1998-11-03 TX24Martin Frost* (D) 56,321 57.5% Shawn Terry (R) 40,105 40.9% 1,566 1.6% 97,992
1996-11-05 TX24Martin Frost* (D) 77,847 55.7% Ed Harrison (R) 54,551 39.1% 7,239 5.2% 139,637
Redistricting effect (1996); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1992.
1994-11-08 TX24Martin Frost* (D) 65,019 52.8% Ed Harrison (R) 58,062 47.2% 0 0.0% 123,081
1992-11-03 TX24Martin Frost* (D) 104,174 59.8% Steve Masterson (R) 70,042 40.2% 0 0.0% 174,216
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 6, TX


Click on the Year to view presidential county-level data for that election.

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 172,963 61.3% Joe Biden (D) 105,417 37.4% 3,557 1.3% 281,937 9 15 2.49%
2020 57% Donald Trump* (R) 175,101 50.8% Joe Biden (D) 164,746 47.8% 4,702 1.4% 344,549 -1 4 3.04%
2016 49% Donald Trump (R) 148,945 54.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 115,272 41.9% 10,631 3.9% 274,848 2 8 3.06%
2012 48% Mitt Romney (R) 146,985 57.9% Barack Obama* (D) 103,444 40.8% 3,366 1.3% 253,795 1 11 3.17%
2008 50% John McCain (R) 172,061 59.7% Barack Obama (D) 114,133 39.6% 1,863 0.6% 288,057 4 14 3.56%
2004 52% George W. Bush* (R) 173,476 66.5% John Kerry (D) 87,454 33.5% 0 0.0% 260,930 5 16 3.52%
2000 36% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 86,072 50.9% George W. Bush (R) 80,412 47.5% 2,731 1.6% 169,215 -12 0 2.64%
1996 33% Bill Clinton* (D) 80,626 53.6% Robert Dole (R) 59,125 39.3% 10,681 7.1% 150,432 -9 -1 2.68%
1992 45% Bill Clinton (D) 73,635 41.0% George Bush* (R) 59,372 33.1% 46,571 25.9% 179,578 -7 -4 2.92%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 6, TX


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 766,924 45.0% 12.8% 0.2% 3.1% 4.0% 34.6%
2020 818,442 45.5% 21.1% 4.8% 3.2% 25.4%
2012 722,452 49.8% 19.3% 0.7% 5.3% 2.2% 22.7%
2010 809,095 54.7% 16.3% 0.4% 4.1% 1.6% 22.9%
2002 651,620 71.8% 10.2% 0.4% 2.7% 1.5% 13.5%
2000 680,808 38.0% 21.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.9% 34.5%
1992 566,217 56.3% 19.1% 0.6% 2.2% 21.8%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 6, TX

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.