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Texas, District 26 Census Data

Population: 651,619

Texas, District 26
National

Gender

Texas, District 26 National
  • Male: 49.3%
  • Female: 50.7%
  • Male: 49.1%
  • Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Texas, District 26 National
  • White: 72.9%
  • Black of African American: 15.6%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
  • Asian: 2.2%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
  • Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 14.3%
  • Two or More Races: 2.1%
  • White: 75.1%
  • Black of African American: 12.3%
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
  • Asian: 3.6%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
  • Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
  • Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

Texas, District 26 National
  • Median Age: 32.1
  • 18 years and over: 71.3%
  • 65 years and over: 7.9%
  • Median Age: 35.3
  • 18 years and over: 74.3%
  • 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

Texas, District 26 National
  • English Only: 84.3%
  • Language other than English: 15.7%
  • Spanish: 12.1%
  • English Only: 82.1%
  • Language other than English: 17.9%
  • Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Texas, District 26 National
  • Employed: 66.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Employed: 59.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Texas, District 26 National
  • Median Household Income: $48,714
  • Per capita Income: $22,627
  • Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $41,002
  • Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $28,756
  • Families below poverty level: 8.0%
  • Individuals below poverty level: 11.0%
  • Median Household Income: $41,994
  • Per capita Income: $21,587
  • Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
  • Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
  • Families below poverty level: 9.2%
  • Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Texas, District 26 National
  • Never Married: 25.3%
  • Now Married: 57.7%
  • Divorced: 10.1%
  • Never Married: 27.1%
  • Now Married: 54.4%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Texas, District 26 National
  • Management and Professional: 35.1%
  • Service: 13.2%
  • Sales and Office: 29.4%
  • Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.2%
  • Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.5%
  • Production, Transportation, etc.: 12.6%
  • Management and Professional: 33.6%
  • Service: 14.9%
  • Sales and Office: 26.7%
  • Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
  • Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
  • Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

Texas, District 26 National
  • Private wage and salary: 81.7%
  • Government workers: 12.2%
  • Self-employed: 5.9%
  • Private wage and salary: 78.5%
  • Government workers: 14.6%
  • Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

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