Texas' 9th Congressional District
Texas · TX-09
Texas' 9th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Al Green (Democrat). It is home to roughly 765,906 people, with a median age of 33.2. The population is about 64% Hispanic. The median household income is $62,941, and 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+44).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,574 square miles, TX-09 is the 248th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 487 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.36 ranks 110th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 71% of TX-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 27% Donald Trump — a D+44 margin. That is a 9.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+53.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33.2 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 28.8% of residents are under 18 and 11.3% are 65 or older. About 24.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 52% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $62,941, the district's median household income ranks 365th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $186,947, and the median rent is $1,164 a month. 18.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.8-minute commute (6.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).