Texas State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-047
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
193.9 sq mi
Water Area
6.89 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Travis County193.90 sq mi100.0%19.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Austin city72.34 sq mi37.3%22.2%
Bee Cave city8.04 sq mi4.1%92.2%
Steiner Ranch CDP6.64 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Barton Creek CDP4.90 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Hudson Bend CDP3.99 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Lakeway city2.43 sq mi1.3%18.9%
Shady Hollow CDP2.00 sq mi1.0%92.4%
Lost Creek CDP2.00 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Manchaca CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 9 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 37125,29061.5%16.3%34.9%
TX District 1056,76727.9%7.4%42.9%
TX District 2121,58610.6%2.8%22.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
146,376
Active Voters
136,228 (93.1%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024104,296 (71.3%)16,174 (11.0%)13,758 (9.4%)
2021–202282,527 (56.4%)14,979 (10.2%)11,846 (8.1%)
2019–202097,346 (66.5%)31,835 (21.7%)10,129 (6.9%)
2017–201875,661 (51.7%)15,123 (10.3%)9,243 (6.3%)
2015–201671,576 (48.9%)16,862 (11.5%)18,517 (12.7%)
2013–201439,977 (27.3%)5,101 (3.5%)6,761 (4.6%)
2011–201255,531 (37.9%)3,857 (2.6%)8,073 (5.5%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
205,643 (± 4,558)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$142,249 (± $5,766)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
69.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,02922.9%
18 to 64130,16263.3%
65 and over28,45213.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)32,82716.0%
White, not Hispanic128,43262.5%
Black, not Hispanic8,2314.0%
Asian, not Hispanic26,01912.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2710.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1470.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3930.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,3234.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
188,815
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
144,047

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic160,41385.0%
Hispanic28,40415.0%
White127,23367.4%
Black8,0644.3%
Asian17,6729.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2740.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1350.1%
Two or More Races8630.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic124,63386.5%
Hispanic19,41113.5%
White100,98770.1%
Black7,9055.5%
Asian14,2519.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0130.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1200.1%
Two or More Races4160.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).