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Profile of Congressional District 36, TX

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2022 population: 762,290

2022 Census data
White:	379,367	49.77%
Black:	87,184	11.44%
Indian:	1,104	0.14%
Asian:	29,915	3.92%
2+ races:	21,130	2.77%
Hispanic:	242,472	31.81%

Total non-White:	382,923	50.23%

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 36, TX

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2022
Number	Percent
36.7
192,658	25.3%
569,632	74.7%
110,968	14.6%

277,328
2.70

193,054	69.6%
141,055	73.1%
21,306	11.0%
84,274	30.4%

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 36, TX

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	310,934
Median Value	$203,600

Occupied	277,328	89.2%
Vacant	33,606	10.8%

Owned	186,975	67.4%
Rented	90,353	32.6%
Median Rent	$1,187

Single-Family Units	205,889	66.2%
Detached	197,633	63.6%
Attached	8,256	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	57,004	18.3%
Mobile Homes	34,648	11.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 36, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12,703	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,566	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,484	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,262	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	11,444	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	10,604	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,644	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,155	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	11,215	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,290	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	26,009	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	35,333	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,928	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	20,783	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	24,806	8.9%
$200,000 or more	25,102	9.1%

Median Household Income	71,314
Per Capita Income	35,651

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14,276	5.1%
Public Assistance	5,112	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35,313	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	217,233	66.7%
Unemployed	14,919	4.6%
In Armed Forces	710	0.2%

Total Labor Force	232,862	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	92,674	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	145,428	100,054	59.2%
Non-Profit	5,956	10,481	36.2%
Self-Employed	17,377	10,024	63.4%

Local Government	10,323	19,047	35.1%
State Government	5,000	9,071	35.5%
Federal Government	3,838	2,509	60.5%

Total Private + Self	162,805	110,078	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25,117	41,108	37.9%
Total	187,922	151,186	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46,878	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	69,959	20.6%
Professional, Technical	73,257	21.6%
Service Occupations	52,366	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,010	0.3%
All others	97,015	28.6%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	41,796	12.3%
Construction	38,278	11.3%
Retail trade	37,400	11.0%
Educational services and health care	33,387	9.8%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation	25,533	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities	21,140	6.2%
Professional, scientific, management	18,715	5.5%
Other services	15,994	4.7%
Public administration	14,567	4.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate	9,667	2.8%
Wholesale trade	9,173	2.7%
Information	3,284	1.0%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining	2,165	0.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 36, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	201,156	26.39%
Puerto Rican	4,985	0.65%
Cuban	1,772	0.23%
Dominican	1,028	0.13%

Total Central American	19,566	2.57%
Costa Rican	148	0.02%
Guatemalan	3,925	0.51%
Honduran	4,891	0.64%
Nicaraguan	523	0.07%
Panamanian	647	0.08%
Salvadoran	9,387	1.23%
Other Central American	45	0.01%

Total South American	4,056	0.53%
Argentinean	230	0.03%
Bolivian	373	0.05%
Chilean	232	0.03%
Colombian	1,181	0.15%
Ecuadorian	544	0.07%
Paraguayan	12	0.00%
Peruvian	566	0.07%
Uruguayan	82	0.01%
Venezuelan	755	0.10%
Other South American	81	0.01%

Other Hispanic	9,909	1.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	9,276	1.22%
Indian	5,998	0.79%
Filipino	3,869	0.51%
Chinese	3,802	0.50%
Japanese	736	0.10%
Laotian	533	0.07%
Korean	417	0.05%
Burmese	370	0.05%
Taiwanese	321	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	528,229	74.0%
Spanish	154,341	21.6%
Vietnamese	7,830	1.1%
Other Indo-European	7,666	1.1%
Other Asian	3,842	0.5%
Chinese	3,151	0.4%
Tagalog	2,133	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,906	0.3%
Arabic	1,616	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	65,309	8.6%
American	57,276	7.5%
English	54,938	7.2%
Irish	49,590	6.5%
French	23,416	3.1%
Italian	16,044	2.1%
European	11,090	1.5%
Scottish	9,395	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	8,248	1.1%
Polish	7,444	1.0%
Dutch	5,112	0.7%
African	4,919	0.6%
Czech	4,256	0.6%
British	3,147	0.4%
Norwegian	2,996	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	705,603	92.6%
Not a citizen	56,687	7.4%

Native	662,574	86.9%
Foreign-born	99,716	13.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 36, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
32,730	6.5%	38,673	7.7%	153,524	30.7%	158,071	31.6%	77,696	15.5%	39,614	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	32,730	6.5%
9-12 Years	38,673	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	153,524	30.7%
Some College	158,071	31.6%
Bach. Degree	77,696	15.5%
Grad Degree	39,614	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

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

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 36, 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.

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	TX36	Brian Babin* (R)	145,599	69.5%	Jon Haire (D)	64,016	30.5%	0	0.0%	209,615
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 7% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03	TX36	Brian Babin* (R)	222,712	73.6%	Rashad Lewis (D)	73,418	24.3%	6,419	2.1%	302,549
2018-11-06	TX36	Brian Babin* (R)	161,048	72.6%	Dayna Steele (D)	60,908	27.4%	0	0.0%	221,956
2016-11-08	TX36	Brian Babin* (R)	193,675	88.6%	Hal Ridley (Green)	24,890	11.4%	0	0.0%	218,565
2014-11-04	TX36	Brian Babin (R)	101,663	76.0%	Michael Cole (D)	29,543	22.1%	2,636	2.0%	133,842
2012-11-06	TX36	Steve Stockman (R)	165,405	70.7%	Max Martin (D)	62,143	26.6%	6,284	2.7%	233,832
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 10% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02	TX02	Ted Poe* (R)	130,020	88.6%	David Smith (Libertarian)	16,711	11.4%	0	0.0%	146,731
2008-11-04	TX02	Ted Poe* (R)	175,101	88.9%	Craig Wolfe (Libertarian)	21,813	11.1%	0	0.0%	196,914
2006-11-07	TX02	Ted Poe* (R)	90,490	65.5%	Gary Binderim (D)	45,080	32.6%	2,668	1.9%	138,238
2004-11-02	TX02	Ted Poe (R)	139,951	55.5%	Nick Lampson* (D)	108,156	42.9%	3,931	1.6%	252,038

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 36, TX

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020 redist		Donald Trump* (R)	198,540	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	102,316	33.6%	3,815	1.3%	304,671	13	18	2.69%

2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	221,600	71.9%	Joe Biden (D)	82,881	26.9%	3,672	1.2%	308,153	20	25	2.72%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	183,176	72.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	64,225	25.2%	7,046	2.8%	254,447	20	26	2.83%
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	175,883	73.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	61,786	25.7%	2,764	1.1%	240,433	16	26	3.01%
2008	46%	John McCain (R)	159,165	59.7%	Barack Obama (D)	105,745	39.7%	1,484	0.6%	266,394	4	14	3.29%
2004	49%	George W. Bush* (R)	160,365	63.3%	John Kerry (D)	92,842	36.7%	0	0.0%	253,207	2	13	3.42%

* 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 36, TX

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

Year	Pop	White	Black	Indian	Asian	2+ Races	Hispanic
2021	782,741	46.6%	11.8%	0.2%	5.1%	3.4%	32.8%
2020	758,238	57.9%	9.0%		1.8%	2.8%	28.5%
2012	712,433	62.3%	10.1%	0.7%	2.4%	1.6%	22.9%
2010	782,375	51.3%	21.2%	0.3%	3.4%	1.3%	22.5%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 36, TX

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/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.