Texas' 38th Congressional District
Texas · TX-38
Texas' 38th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Wesley Hunt (Republican). It is home to roughly 783,742 people, with a median age of 37.1. The population is about 48% White. The median household income is $106,320, and 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+21).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 313 square miles, TX-38 is the 342nd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 2,504 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.23 ranks 279th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 39% of TX-38 voters backed Kamala Harris and 59% Donald Trump — a R+21 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+18.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.1 years old; 26.3% of residents are under 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older. About 22.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 33.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $106,320, the district's median household income ranks 54th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $360,782, and the median rent is $1,576 a month. 8.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 31.7-minute commute (16.6% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).