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Profile of Congressional District 27, TX


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2022 population: 768,203

2022 Census data
White:281,607 36.66%
Black:30,8024.01%
Indian:1,0750.14%
Asian:12,2811.60%
2+ races:13,2311.72%
Hispanic:428,11955.73%
Total non-White:486,59663.34%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 27, TX
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Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.3
185,912 24.2%
582,291 75.8%
124,845 16.3%
278,672
2.66
190,877 68.5%
134,010 70.2%
21,199 11.1%
87,795 31.5%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 27, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units332,164 
Median Value$176,400 
Occupied278,67283.9%
Vacant53,49216.1%
Owned183,68865.9%
Rented94,98434.1%
Median Rent$1,126 
Single-Family Units229,03369.0%
    Detached223,88567.4%
    Attached5,1481.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units43,35513.1%
Mobile Homes33,79810.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 27, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00015,6575.6%
$10,000 to $14,99914,2675.1%
$15,000 to $19,99910,8063.9%
$20,000 to $24,99912,5844.5%
$25,000 to $29,99912,7594.6%
$30,000 to $34,99911,5314.1%
$35,000 to $39,99910,9443.9%
$40,000 to $44,99911,0544.0%
$45,000 to $49,99910,7993.9%
$50,000 to $59,99921,1757.6%
$60,000 to $74,99927,5429.9%
$75,000 to $99,99937,05413.3%
$100,000 to $124,99926,7259.6%
$125,000 to $149,99918,4426.6%
$150,000 to $199,99918,6916.7%
$200,000 or more18,6426.7%
Median Household Income63,966 
Per Capita Income31,728 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,7236.4%
Public Assistance5,7022.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps44,92216.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed137,06266.1%
Unemployed6,4733.1%
In Armed Forces1,6700.8%
Total Labor Force145,20570.1%
Not in Labor Force62,05929.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector131,016100,06556.7%
Non-Profit5,47310,98133.3%
Self-Employed23,39211,45267.1%
Local Government12,77517,60242.1%
State Government5,7289,16538.5%
Federal Government5,8002,88166.8%
Total Private + Self154,408111,51758.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.29,77640,62942.3%
Total184,184152,14654.8%
Pct. Govt.16.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts43,11512.8%
Sales and Office Occupations69,10820.5%
Professional, Technical63,85518.9%
Service Occupations65,45519.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,8910.6%
All others95,53128.3%
White Collar 52.2%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade39,73511.8%
Construction36,55110.8%
Educational services and health care31,8789.5%
Manufacturing28,4678.4%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation26,2607.8%
Public administration19,1205.7%
Other services17,8615.3%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities14,9914.4%
Professional, scientific, management14,4034.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate10,3253.1%
Wholesale trade6,8702.0%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining4,3611.3%
Information3,3751.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 27, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican387,76750.48%
Puerto Rican3,7430.49%
Cuban1,7380.23%
Dominican3930.05%
Total Central American6,4700.84%
Costa Rican320.00%
Guatemalan1,1410.15%
Honduran1,3810.18%
Nicaraguan7730.10%
Panamanian3910.05%
Salvadoran2,7520.36%
Total South American2,8690.37%
Argentinean1160.02%
Bolivian570.01%
Chilean3610.05%
Colombian1,0370.13%
Ecuadorian1450.02%
Paraguayan1330.02%
Peruvian1490.02%
Uruguayan190.00%
Venezuelan8520.11%
Other Hispanic25,1393.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino3,5400.46%
Chinese2,0160.26%
Vietnamese1,9800.26%
Indian1,9040.25%
Korean5650.07%
Taiwanese4820.06%
Japanese3800.05%
Burmese2490.03%
Thai1770.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English498,58369.2%
Spanish207,13128.8%
Chinese2,3240.3%
Other Indo-European2,2250.3%
Tagalog2,0530.3%
Other Asian1,6270.2%
Vietnamese1,5520.2%
German, other Germanic1,5130.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,1500.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German83,25910.8%
Irish42,7935.6%
English41,0795.3%
American25,1723.3%
Czech16,4922.1%
French10,0121.3%
Scottish8,7981.1%
Italian8,7901.1%
Polish7,8091.0%
Scotch-Irish6,5490.9%
European5,8830.8%
Dutch3,6880.5%
African3,6410.5%
Swedish2,7260.4%
Norwegian2,6620.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen729,65095.0%
Not a citizen38,5535.0%
Native705,60991.9%
Foreign-born62,5948.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 27, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
37,039 7.3%47,711 9.4%161,668 31.7%162,244 31.8%67,515 13.2%33,895 6.6%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 37,039 7.3%
9-12 Years 47,711 9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 161,668 31.7%
Some College 162,244 31.8%
Bach. Degree 67,515 13.2%
Grad Degree 33,895 6.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 27, 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
2024-11-05 TX27Michael Cloud* (R) 183,980 66.0% Tanya Lloyd (D) 94,596 34.0% 0 0.0% 278,576
2022-11-08 TX27Michael Cloud* (R) 133,416 64.4% Maclovio Perez (D) 73,611 35.6% 0 0.0% 207,027
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 TX27Michael Cloud* (R) 172,305 63.1% Ricardo De La Fuente (D) 95,466 34.9% 5,482 2.0% 273,253
2018-11-06 TX27Michael Cloud* (R) 125,118 60.3% Eric Holguin (D) 75,929 36.6% 6,374 3.1% 207,421
2018-06-30 sp TX27Michael Cloud (R) 19,872 54.8% Eric Holguin (D) 11,599 32.0% 4,820 13.3% 36,291
2016-11-08 TX27Blake Farenthold* (R) 142,251 61.7% Roy Barrera (D) 88,329 38.3% 0 0.0% 230,580
2014-11-04 TX27Blake Farenthold* (R) 83,342 63.6% Wesley Reed (D) 44,152 33.7% 3,553 2.7% 131,047
2012-11-06 TX27Blake Farenthold* (R) 120,684 56.8% Rose Harrison (D) 83,395 39.2% 8,572 4.0% 212,651
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 27, TX


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

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 48% Donald Trump (R) 184,228 64.4% Kamala Harris (D) 99,368 34.7% 2,441 0.9% 286,037 8 15 2.51%
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 174,253 60.6% Joe Biden (D) 109,720 38.1% 3,775 1.3% 287,748 9 14 2.54%
2020 50% Donald Trump* (R) 170,800 61.2% Joe Biden (D) 104,511 37.5% 3,604 1.3% 278,915 9 14 2.46%
2016 43% Donald Trump (R) 140,787 60.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 85,589 36.5% 7,991 3.4% 234,367 8 14 2.61%
2012 42% Mitt Romney (R) 131,803 60.5% Barack Obama* (D) 83,152 38.2% 2,793 1.3% 217,748 3 13 2.72%
* 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 27, TX


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

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2024 779,431
2021 775,401 35.9% 3.6% 0.2% 1.7% 2.0% 56.3%
2020 745,526 37.2% 4.9% 1.6% 2.0% 54.3%
2012 701,765 39.1% 5.1% 0.5% 1.5% 3.0% 50.8%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 27, 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.