2022 population: 774,101
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 57,179 | 7.39% | |
Black: | 3,465 | 0.45% | |
Indian: | 837 | 0.11% | |
Asian: | 4,079 | 0.53% | |
2+ races: | 2,605 | 0.34% | |
Hispanic: | 705,417 | 91.13% | |
Total non-White: | 716,922 | 92.61% |
Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 275,210 | |
Median Value | $101,300 | |
Occupied | 234,820 | 85.3% |
Vacant | 40,390 | 14.7% |
Owned | 157,805 | 67.2% |
Rented | 77,015 | 32.8% |
Median Rent | $847 | |
Single-Family Units | 185,454 | 67.4% |
Detached | 179,700 | 65.3% |
Attached | 5,754 | 2.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 29,719 | 10.8% |
Mobile Homes | 37,418 | 13.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 19,384 | 8.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 17,196 | 7.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 15,283 | 6.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 14,267 | 6.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 12,033 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 12,969 | 5.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 11,131 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,727 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,817 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 17,223 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 24,176 | 10.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 26,890 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 16,644 | 7.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 11,862 | 5.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 10,315 | 4.4% |
$200,000 or more | 6,903 | 2.9% |
Median Household Income | 48,035 | |
Per Capita Income | 20,362 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 19,728 | 8.4% |
Public Assistance | 5,010 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 66,565 | 28.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 21,336 | 60.3% |
Unemployed | 1,350 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 449 | 1.3% |
Total Labor Force | 23,135 | 65.4% |
Not in Labor Force | 12,261 | 34.6% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 38.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 110,278 | 88,274 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 5,556 | 7,342 | 43.1% |
Self-Employed | 23,889 | 11,517 | 67.5% |
Local Government | 13,466 | 18,374 | 42.3% |
State Government | 7,558 | 9,587 | 44.1% |
Federal Government | 5,353 | 2,579 | 67.5% |
Total Private + Self | 134,167 | 99,791 | 57.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 31,933 | 37,882 | 45.7% |
Total | 166,100 | 137,673 | 54.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 28,558 | 9.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 65,098 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 55,006 | 18.1% |
Service Occupations | 76,623 | 25.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,383 | 1.1% |
All others | 79,248 | 26.0% |
White Collar | 48.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services and health care | 39,298 | 12.9% |
Retail trade | 37,156 | 12.2% |
Construction | 25,393 | 8.3% |
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 24,560 | 8.1% |
Manufacturing | 18,826 | 6.2% |
Public administration | 16,967 | 5.6% |
Other services | 16,025 | 5.3% |
Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 13,587 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, management | 8,806 | 2.9% |
Finance, insurance and real estate | 8,164 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 5,426 | 1.8% |
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 5,138 | 1.7% |
Information | 3,261 | 1.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 670,178 | 86.58% |
Puerto Rican | 2,502 | 0.32% |
Cuban | 762 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 637 | 0.08% |
Total Central American | 4,930 | 0.64% |
Costa Rican | 24 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,343 | 0.17% |
Honduran | 1,664 | 0.21% |
Nicaraguan | 549 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 32 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 1,318 | 0.17% |
Total South American | 973 | 0.13% |
Argentinean | 96 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 62 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 48 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 264 | 0.03% |
Ecuadorian | 112 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 8 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 94 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 12 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 277 | 0.04% |
Other Hispanic | 25,435 | 3.29% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 1,186 | 0.15% |
Indian | 887 | 0.11% |
Vietnamese | 740 | 0.10% |
Chinese | 349 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 96 | 0.01% |
Bangladeshi | 65 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 64 | 0.01% |
Thai | 52 | 0.01% |
Korean | 38 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
Spanish | 522,225 | 73.2% |
English | 186,341 | 26.1% |
Tagalog | 1,070 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 1,020 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 562 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 491 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 475 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 410 | 0.1% |
Other | 334 | 0.0% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 16,766 | 2.2% |
German | 14,480 | 1.9% |
English | 12,666 | 1.6% |
Irish | 8,381 | 1.1% |
Italian | 3,082 | 0.4% |
French | 2,739 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 1,982 | 0.3% |
European | 1,783 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,374 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,198 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,148 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,049 | 0.1% |
African | 999 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 945 | 0.1% |
British | 842 | 0.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 662,272 | 85.6% |
Not a citizen | 111,829 | 14.4% |
Native | 605,840 | 78.3% |
Foreign-born | 168,261 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
78,401 | 17.5% | 59,980 | 13.4% | 119,869 | 26.8% | 109,085 | 24.4% | 56,028 | 12.5% | 23,686 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 11.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 78,401 | 17.5% |
9-12 Years | 59,980 | 13.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 119,869 | 26.8% |
Some College | 109,085 | 24.4% |
Bach. Degree | 56,028 | 12.5% |
Grad Degree | 23,686 | 5.3% |
Average years of education: 11.5 |
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 | |||||
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2022-11-08 | TX34 | Vicente Gonzalez* (D) | 70,896 | 52.7% | Mayra Flores* (R) | 59,464 | 44.2% | 4,079 | 3.0% | 134,439 |
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 6% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
2022-06-14 sp | TX34 | Mayra Flores (R) | 14,799 | 50.9% | Dan Sanchez (D) | 12,606 | 43.4% | 1,664 | 5.7% | 29,069 |
2020-11-03 | TX34 | Filemon Vela* (D) | 111,439 | 55.4% | Rey Gonzalez (R) | 84,119 | 41.8% | 5,469 | 2.7% | 201,027 |
2018-11-06 | TX34 | Filemon Vela* (D) | 85,825 | 60.0% | Rey Gonzalez (R) | 57,243 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 143,068 |
2016-11-08 | TX34 | Filemon Vela* (D) | 104,638 | 62.7% | Rey Gonzalez (R) | 62,323 | 37.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,961 |
2014-11-04 | TX34 | Filemon Vela* (D) | 47,503 | 59.5% | Larry Smith (R) | 30,811 | 38.6% | 1,563 | 2.0% | 79,877 |
2012-11-06 | TX34 | Filemon Vela (D) | 89,606 | 61.9% | Jessica Bradshaw (R) | 52,448 | 36.2% | 2,724 | 1.9% | 144,778 |
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 7% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
2010-11-02 | TX27 | Blake Farenthold (R) | 50,976 | 47.9% | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 50,179 | 47.1% | 5,376 | 5.0% | 106,531 |
2008-11-04 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 104,864 | 58.0% | Willie Vaden (R) | 69,458 | 38.4% | 6,629 | 3.7% | 180,951 |
2006-11-07 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 62,058 | 56.8% | Willie Vaden (R) | 42,538 | 38.9% | 4,718 | 4.3% | 109,314 |
2004-11-02 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 112,081 | 63.1% | Willie Vaden (R) | 61,955 | 34.9% | 3,500 | 2.0% | 177,536 |
Redistricting effect (2004); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
2002-11-05 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 68,559 | 61.1% | Pat Ahumada (R) | 41,004 | 36.5% | 2,646 | 2.4% | 112,209 |
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
2000-11-07 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 102,088 | 63.4% | Pat Ahumada (R) | 54,660 | 33.9% | 4,324 | 2.7% | 161,072 |
1998-11-03 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 61,638 | 63.3% | Erol Stone (R) | 34,284 | 35.2% | 1,476 | 1.5% | 97,398 |
1996-11-05 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 97,350 | 64.6% | Joe Gardner (R) | 50,964 | 33.8% | 2,286 | 1.5% | 150,600 |
1994-11-08 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 65,325 | 59.4% | Erol Stone (R) | 44,693 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,018 |
1992-11-03 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 87,022 | 55.5% | Jay Kimbrough (R) | 66,853 | 42.6% | 2,969 | 1.9% | 156,844 |
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
1990-11-06 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 62,822 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 62,822 | |||
1988-11-08 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 105,085 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 105,085 | |||
1986-11-04 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 64,165 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 64,165 | |||
1984-11-06 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz* (D) | 105,516 | 63.6% | Richard Moore (R) | 60,283 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,799 |
1982-11-02 | TX27 | Solomon Ortiz (D) | 66,604 | 64.0% | Jason Luby (R) | 35,209 | 33.8% | 2,231 | 2.1% | 104,044 |
Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
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2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 116,856 | 57.3% | Donald Trump* (R) | 85,153 | 41.8% | 1,926 | 0.9% | 203,935 | -10 | -5 | 1.80% | |
2020 | 41% | Joe Biden (D) | 106,771 | 51.5% | Donald Trump* (R) | 98,462 | 47.5% | 1,968 | 0.9% | 207,201 | -4 | 1 | 1.83% |
2016 | 35% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 101,796 | 59.2% | Donald Trump (R) | 64,767 | 37.7% | 5,406 | 3.1% | 171,969 | -14 | -8 | 1.91% |
2012 | 31% | Barack Obama* (D) | 90,885 | 60.8% | Mitt Romney (R) | 57,303 | 38.3% | 1,323 | 0.9% | 149,511 | -19 | -9 | 1.87% |
2008 | 36% | Barack Obama (D) | 97,830 | 53.3% | John McCain (R) | 84,366 | 46.0% | 1,283 | 0.7% | 183,479 | -9 | 0 | 2.27% |
2004 | 38% | George W. Bush* (R) | 99,087 | 55.0% | John Kerry (D) | 81,201 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 180,288 | -6 | 4 | 2.43% |
2000 | 37% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 81,034 | 49.3% | George W. Bush (R) | 80,089 | 48.7% | 3,189 | 1.9% | 164,312 | -11 | 1 | 2.56% |
1996 | 36% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 87,511 | 57.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 57,533 | 37.6% | 8,094 | 5.3% | 153,138 | -11 | -3 | 2.73% |
1992 | 43% | Bill Clinton (D) | 78,441 | 47.6% | George Bush* (R) | 58,780 | 35.7% | 27,468 | 16.7% | 164,689 | -5 | -2 | 2.68% |
1988 | 35% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 88,458 | 53.7% | George Bush (R) | 76,313 | 46.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 164,771 | -10 | -7 | 3.04% |
1984 | 45% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 91,382 | 53.0% | Walter Mondale (D) | 80,883 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,265 | -11 | -6 | 3.19% |
Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
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2021 | 768,385 | 6.9% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 91.3% |
2020 | 712,596 | 12.1% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 84.5% | |
2012 | 702,624 | 14.0% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 82.6% |
2010 | 741,993 | 23.0% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 73.2% |
2002 | 651,619 | 24.6% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 71.6% |
2000 | 664,428 | 23.1% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 70.5% |
1992 | 566,217 | 30.5% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 66.2% | |
1990 | 594,412 | 30.8% | 2.4% | 66.8% | |||
1982 | 526,988 | 35.1% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 61.5% |
Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % |
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