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2022 population: 768,562
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 128,593 | 16.73% | |
| Black: | 241,079 | 31.37% | |
| Indian: | 1,135 | 0.15% | |
| Asian: | 36,577 | 4.76% | |
| 2+ races: | 16,992 | 2.21% | |
| Hispanic: | 342,136 | 44.52% | |
| Total non-White: | 639,969 | 83.27% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 305,605 | |
| Median Value | $201,300 | |
| Occupied | 275,567 | 90.2% |
| Vacant | 30,038 | 9.8% |
| Owned | 132,964 | 48.3% |
| Rented | 142,603 | 51.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,187 | |
| Single-Family Units | 178,736 | 58.5% |
| Detached | 166,086 | 54.3% |
| Attached | 12,650 | 4.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 99,312 | 32.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,475 | 2.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 20,112 | 7.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 13,537 | 4.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 12,296 | 4.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,487 | 4.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,326 | 4.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,055 | 4.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,467 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,523 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,000 | 4.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,310 | 7.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 24,791 | 9.0% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 31,774 | 11.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 21,412 | 7.8% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 15,161 | 5.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 18,785 | 6.8% |
| $200,000 or more | 23,531 | 8.5% |
| Median Household Income | 58,805 | |
| Per Capita Income | 33,612 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 15,240 | 5.5% |
| Public Assistance | 8,152 | 3.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 53,149 | 19.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 192,086 | 66.6% |
| Unemployed | 17,087 | 5.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 325 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 209,498 | 72.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 78,861 | 27.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 33.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 154,071 | 115,151 | 57.2% |
| Non-Profit | 7,324 | 14,759 | 33.2% |
| Self-Employed | 21,053 | 12,031 | 63.6% |
| Local Government | 7,633 | 13,677 | 35.8% |
| State Government | 3,977 | 7,047 | 36.1% |
| Federal Government | 3,059 | 2,806 | 52.2% |
| Total Private + Self | 175,124 | 127,182 | 57.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 21,993 | 38,289 | 36.5% |
| Total | 197,117 | 165,471 | 54.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 51,870 | 14.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 72,828 | 20.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 70,569 | 19.4% |
| Service Occupations | 65,535 | 18.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 413 | 0.1% |
| All others | 102,593 | 28.2% |
| White Collar | 53.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Construction | 40,799 | 11.2% |
| Retail trade | 39,246 | 10.8% |
| Manufacturing | 33,282 | 9.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 29,856 | 8.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 26,423 | 7.3% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,363 | 7.3% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 24,690 | 6.8% |
| Other services | 19,257 | 5.3% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,775 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 10,353 | 2.8% |
| Public administration | 8,797 | 2.4% |
| Information | 4,427 | 1.2% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 690 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 236,868 | 30.82% |
| Puerto Rican | 6,092 | 0.79% |
| Cuban | 5,600 | 0.73% |
| Dominican | 1,099 | 0.14% |
| Total Central American | 67,828 | 8.83% |
| Costa Rican | 384 | 0.05% |
| Guatemalan | 7,923 | 1.03% |
| Honduran | 21,891 | 2.85% |
| Nicaraguan | 1,907 | 0.25% |
| Panamanian | 531 | 0.07% |
| Salvadoran | 35,097 | 4.57% |
| Other Central American | 95 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 10,116 | 1.32% |
| Argentinean | 1,149 | 0.15% |
| Bolivian | 363 | 0.05% |
| Chilean | 404 | 0.05% |
| Colombian | 3,334 | 0.43% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,013 | 0.13% |
| Paraguayan | 18 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 1,574 | 0.20% |
| Uruguayan | 36 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 2,217 | 0.29% |
| Other South American | 8 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 14,533 | 1.89% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Vietnamese | 14,899 | 1.94% |
| Indian | 4,571 | 0.59% |
| Chinese | 4,315 | 0.56% |
| Filipino | 3,600 | 0.47% |
| Korean | 1,269 | 0.17% |
| Japanese | 803 | 0.10% |
| Cambodian | 734 | 0.10% |
| Indonesian | 383 | 0.05% |
| Bangladeshi | 363 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 404,673 | 56.7% |
| Spanish | 265,862 | 37.2% |
| Vietnamese | 12,906 | 1.8% |
| Other Indo-European | 8,402 | 1.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 4,036 | 0.6% |
| Other | 3,915 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 3,456 | 0.5% |
| Other Asian | 3,320 | 0.5% |
| Tagalog | 2,171 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 29,224 | 3.8% |
| English | 24,751 | 3.2% |
| American | 23,536 | 3.1% |
| Irish | 21,779 | 2.8% |
| African | 11,703 | 1.5% |
| Italian | 9,449 | 1.2% |
| French | 8,366 | 1.1% |
| European | 5,276 | 0.7% |
| Polish | 5,240 | 0.7% |
| Scottish | 4,644 | 0.6% |
| Nigerian | 3,232 | 0.4% |
| Czech | 2,327 | 0.3% |
| British | 2,241 | 0.3% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,038 | 0.3% |
| Dutch | 1,862 | 0.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 645,644 | 84.0% |
| Not a citizen | 122,918 | 16.0% |
| Native | 584,905 | 76.1% |
| Foreign-born | 183,657 | 23.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 58,877 | 12.0% | 43,172 | 8.8% | 129,794 | 26.4% | 128,313 | 26.1% | 82,871 | 16.9% | 48,674 | 9.9% |
| Average years of education: 12.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 58,877 | 12.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 43,172 | 8.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 129,794 | 26.4% |
| Some College | 128,313 | 26.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 82,871 | 16.9% |
| Grad Degree | 48,674 | 9.9% |
| Average years of education: 12.5 | ||
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.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 110,511 | 70.7% | Carmen Montiel (R) | 40,941 | 26.2% | 4,816 | 3.1% | 156,268 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 180,952 | 73.3% | Wendell Champion (R) | 58,033 | 23.5% | 7,910 | 3.2% | 246,895 |
| 2018-11-06 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 138,704 | 75.2% | Ava Pate (R) | 38,368 | 20.8% | 7,260 | 3.9% | 184,332 |
| 2016-11-08 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 150,157 | 73.5% | Lori Bartley (R) | 48,306 | 23.6% | 5,845 | 2.9% | 204,308 |
| 2014-11-04 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 76,097 | 71.8% | Sean Seibert (R) | 26,249 | 24.8% | 3,664 | 3.5% | 106,010 |
| 2012-11-06 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 146,223 | 75.0% | Sean Seibert (R) | 44,015 | 22.6% | 4,694 | 2.4% | 194,932 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 85,108 | 70.2% | John Faulk (R) | 33,067 | 27.3% | 3,146 | 2.6% | 121,321 |
| 2008-11-04 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 148,617 | 77.3% | John Faulk (R) | 39,095 | 20.3% | 4,486 | 2.3% | 192,198 |
| 2006-11-07 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 65,936 | 76.6% | Ahmad Hassan (R) | 16,448 | 19.1% | 3,667 | 4.3% | 86,051 |
| 2004-11-02 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 136,018 | 88.9% | Tom Bazan (I) | 9,787 | 6.4% | 7,183 | 4.7% | 152,988 |
| Redistricting effect (2004); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2002-11-05 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 99,161 | 76.9% | Phillip Abbott (R) | 27,980 | 21.7% | 1,785 | 1.4% | 128,926 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 131,857 | 76.5% | Bob Levy (R) | 38,191 | 22.2% | 2,330 | 1.4% | 172,378 |
| 1998-11-03 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 82,091 | 89.9% | James Galvan (Libertarian) | 9,176 | 10.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,267 |
| 1996-11-05 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee* (D) | 106,111 | 77.1% | Larry White (R) | 13,956 | 10.1% | 17,621 | 12.8% | 137,688 |
| Redistricting effect (1996); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1992. | ||||||||||
| 1994-11-08 | TX18 | Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) | 84,790 | 73.5% | Jerry Burley (R) | 28,153 | 24.4% | 2,447 | 2.1% | 115,390 |
| 1992-11-03 | TX18 | Craig Washington* (D) | 111,422 | 64.7% | Edward Blum (R) | 56,080 | 32.6% | 4,706 | 2.7% | 172,208 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | TX18 | Craig Washington* (D) | 54,477 | 99.6% | Timothy Hattenbach (I) | 166 | 0.3% | 77 | 0.1% | 54,720 |
| 1989-12-09 sp | TX18 | Craig Washington (D) | 24,140 | 56.6% | Anthony Hall (D) | 18,484 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 42,624 |
| 1988-11-08 | TX18 | Mickey Leland* (D) | 94,408 | 92.9% | Alejandro Snead (Libertarian) | 7,235 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 101,643 |
| 1986-11-04 | TX18 | Mickey Leland* (D) | 63,335 | 90.2% | Joanne Kuniansky (I) | 6,884 | 9.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 70,219 |
| 1984-11-06 | TX18 | Mickey Leland* (D) | 109,626 | 78.8% | Glen Beaman (R) | 26,400 | 19.0% | 3,084 | 2.2% | 139,110 |
| 1982-11-02 | TX18 | Mickey Leland* (D) | 68,014 | 82.6% | Leon Pickett (R) | 12,104 | 14.7% | 2,217 | 2.7% | 82,335 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | TX18 | Mickey Leland* (D) | 71,985 | 79.9% | C.L. Kennedy (R) | 16,128 | 17.9% | 1,983 | 2.2% | 90,096 |
| 1978-11-07 | TX18 | Mickey Leland (D) | 36,783 | 96.8% | Deborah Vernier (Socialist Workers) | 1,235 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 38,018 |
| 1976-11-02 | TX18 | Barbara Jordan* (D) | 93,953 | 85.5% | Sam Wright (R) | 15,381 | 14.0% | 542 | 0.5% | 109,876 |
| 1974-11-04 | TX18 | Barbara Jordan* (D) | 36,597 | 84.8% | Robbins Mitchell (R) | 6,053 | 14.0% | 518 | 1.2% | 43,168 |
| Redistricting effect (1974); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1972. | ||||||||||
| 1972-11-07 | TX18 | Barbara Jordan (D) | 85,672 | 80.6% | Paul Merritt (R) | 19,355 | 18.2% | 1,287 | 1.2% | 106,314 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 177,368 | 73.6% | Donald Trump* (R) | 60,370 | 25.1% | 3,244 | 1.3% | 240,982 | -27 | -22 | 2.13% | |
| 2020 | 41% | Joe Biden (D) | 189,823 | 75.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 57,669 | 23.0% | 3,344 | 1.3% | 250,836 | -29 | -24 | 2.22% |
| 2016 | 37% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 157,117 | 76.5% | Donald Trump (R) | 41,011 | 20.0% | 7,386 | 3.6% | 205,514 | -32 | -26 | 2.29% |
| 2012 | 38% | Barack Obama* (D) | 150,129 | 76.1% | Mitt Romney (R) | 44,991 | 22.8% | 2,086 | 1.1% | 197,206 | -34 | -24 | 2.47% |
| 2008 | 37% | Barack Obama (D) | 150,973 | 77.4% | John McCain (R) | 43,292 | 22.2% | 868 | 0.4% | 195,133 | -33 | -23 | 2.41% |
| 2004 | 35% | John Kerry (D) | 125,155 | 72.0% | George W. Bush* (R) | 48,753 | 28.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 173,908 | -33 | -23 | 2.35% |
| 2000 | 40% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 123,707 | 70.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 45,818 | 26.1% | 5,871 | 3.3% | 175,396 | -33 | -22 | 2.74% |
| 1996 | 37% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 116,059 | 73.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 37,280 | 23.5% | 5,515 | 3.5% | 158,854 | -25 | -17 | 2.83% |
| 1992 | 43% | Bill Clinton (D) | 118,493 | 66.2% | George Bush* (R) | 40,208 | 22.4% | 20,416 | 11.4% | 179,117 | -18 | -15 | 2.91% |
| 1988 | 32% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 92,191 | 75.2% | George Bush (R) | 30,408 | 24.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 122,599 | -31 | -29 | 2.26% |
| 1984 | 38% | Walter Mondale (D) | 103,082 | 72.4% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 39,242 | 27.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 142,324 | -36 | -31 | 2.64% |
| 1980 | 33% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 67,361 | 72.4% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 23,051 | 24.8% | 2,613 | 2.8% | 93,025 | -31 | -26 | 2.05% |
| 1976 | 38% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 82,608 | 76.1% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 26,006 | 23.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,614 | -24 | -24 | 2.67% |
| 1972 | 32% | George McGovern (D) | 62,954 | 64.8% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 34,173 | 35.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 97,127 | -31 | -26 | 2.80% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 758,643 | 16.2% | 30.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 46.7% |
| 2020 | 827,015 | 14.9% | 33.7% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 44.8% | |
| 2012 | 707,139 | 14.3% | 38.6% | 0.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 41.0% |
| 2010 | 720,991 | 15.4% | 36.1% | 0.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 43.5% |
| 2002 | 651,620 | 21.2% | 42.2% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 32.6% |
| 2000 | 606,441 | 20.1% | 40.4% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 33.4% |
| 1992 | 566,217 | 30.6% | 50.9% | 0.2% | 3.0% | 15.3% | |
| 1990 | 449,668 | 21.7% | 35.0% | 1.2% | 42.1% | ||
| 1982 | 527,393 | 26.4% | 40.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 31.2% | |
| 1980 | 427,491 | 43.0% | 1.0% | 31.0% | |||
| 1976 | 466,520 | 44.0% | 19.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 462,062 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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