Who
lives in District 16?
Were glad you asked.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census,
approximately 675,000 residents
live in Texas State Senate District
16. Of those residents, 53% are
Anglo, 28% are Hispanic, and 13%
are Black.
Seventy-six percent of District
16 residents are U.S.-born (48%
are Native Texans). Of the 269,000
households in District 16, 57% are
comprised of families with one or
both parents working and 28% have
single-parent families.
When it comes to education, 36%
percent of District 16 residents
have a bachelor's degree or higher
(compared to the Texas-wise average
of 23%).
For more details, you can review
the Texas Legislative Council's
reports on District 16, including
Population
and Household, Education
and Employment, and
Income
and Housing reports.
Continue your tour of District 16
with our:
»
District
16 map (an Adobe
.pdf document)
» District
16 highlights
» Other
helpful links
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