Texas' 5th Congressional District
Texas · TX-05
Texas' 5th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Lance Gooden (Republican). It is home to roughly 787,169 people, with a median age of 35.8. The population is about 47% White. The median household income is $74,440, and 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+27).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 3,862 square miles, TX-05 is the 173rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 204 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.27 ranks 232nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 36% of TX-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 63% Donald Trump — a R+27 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+22.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 35.8 years old; 25.5% of residents are under 18 and 13.7% are 65 or older. About 15.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 28.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $74,440, the district's median household income ranks 245th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $249,560, and the median rent is $1,332 a month. 12.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.7-minute commute (11.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).