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119th Congress · TX-16

Texas's 16th Congressional District

Texas's 16th Congressional District (TX-16) has a population of 772,426. The median household income is $59,436 and the median age is 33.6.

772,426

Population

2448

People / sq mi

$59,436

Median Income

33.6

Median Age

TX-16 covers 315 sq mi of land at 2448.4 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White39.6%
Black or African American3.3%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2.1%

Economy & Income

$59,436

Median Household Income

$28,223

Per Capita Income

15.9%

Poverty Rate

3.8%

Unemployment

Housing

$170,700

Median Home Value

$1,050

Median Rent

62.2%

Homeownership

Education

81.8%

High School+

26.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Texas's 16th Congressional District (TX-16) has a population of 772,426 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Texas's 16th Congressional District is $59,436, with a per capita income of $28,223.

Texas's 16th Congressional District is 39.6% White, 3.3% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Texas's 16th Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.