Texas 8th Congressional District Demographics

TX8 is 3rd in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

TX8 is 4th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

TX8 is 6th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

TX8 is 10th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Income per household

TX8 is 10th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Race - White

TX8 is 11th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Income per capita

TX8 is 12th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Home median value

TX8 is 13th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

TX8 is 15th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

TX8 is 15th in Texas out of 36 other congressional districts in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Current population (2012)	743,782	6th	26,059,203	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	33rd	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.0%	20th	26.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.9%	13th	10.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.8%	15th	80.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.7%	15th	26.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Race - White	83.5%	10th	80.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	8.7%	23rd	12.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	26th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.3%	20th	4.2%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	20th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	30th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.6%	4th	44.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Female residents	49.0%	34th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.7%	21st	16.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Housing units	286,504	19th	10,098,750	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.9%	32nd	24.0%	25.9%
Households	247,489	22nd	8,667,807	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.1%	3rd	64.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$148,500	12th	$126,400	$186,200
People per household	2.6	16th	2.8	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Texas	US
Income per capita	$28,564	11th	$25,548	$27,915
Income per household	$60,600	10th	$50,920	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.3%	23rd	17.0%	14.3%