119th Congress · TX-8
Texas's 8th Congressional District
Texas's 8th Congressional District (TX-8) has a population of 800,563. The median household income is $87,034 and the median age is 36.1.
800,563
Population
281
People / sq mi
$87,034
Median Income
36.1
Median Age
TX-8 covers 2,848 sq mi of land at 281.1 people per square mile.
Race & Ethnicity
| White | 55.8% |
| Black or African American | 12.7% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
Economy & Income
$87,034
Median Household Income
$39,093
Per Capita Income
8.5%
Poverty Rate
3.7%
Unemployment
Housing
$271,300
Median Home Value
$1,494
Median Rent
73.8%
Homeownership
Education
87.8%
High School+
32.4%
Bachelor's+
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Frequently Asked Questions
Texas's 8th Congressional District (TX-8) has a population of 800,563 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 8th Congressional District is $87,034, with a per capita income of $39,093.
Texas's 8th Congressional District is 55.8% White, 12.7% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.
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Data for Texas's 8th 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.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.