Texas State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-048
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
84.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Travis County84.20 sq mi100.0%8.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Austin city58.16 sq mi69.1%17.8%
West Lake Hills city3.59 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Manchaca CDP1.95 sq mi2.3%99.9%
Rollingwood city0.70 sq mi0.8%100.0%
San Leanna village0.44 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Shady Hollow CDP0.16 sq mi0.2%7.6%

Showing all 6 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 37173,89285.8%22.7%77.6%
TX District 3515,3487.6%2.0%11.2%
TX District 107,3813.6%1.0%6.8%
TX District 215,9652.9%0.8%4.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
153,180
Active Voters
140,580 (91.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024107,972 (70.5%)22,602 (14.8%)10,388 (6.8%)
2021–202287,689 (57.2%)21,736 (14.2%)9,905 (6.5%)
2019–2020103,478 (67.6%)41,328 (27.0%)7,231 (4.7%)
2017–201881,908 (53.5%)21,331 (13.9%)8,048 (5.3%)
2015–201675,943 (49.6%)23,813 (15.5%)15,585 (10.2%)
2013–201443,816 (28.6%)8,564 (5.6%)6,641 (4.3%)
2011–201258,725 (38.3%)6,843 (4.5%)7,484 (4.9%)

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
203,169 (± 3,916)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$109,368 (± $3,148)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1837,65918.5%
18 to 64134,81366.4%
65 and over30,69715.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)50,45924.8%
White, not Hispanic120,15659.1%
Black, not Hispanic7,2893.6%
Asian, not Hispanic14,6537.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3680.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1450.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9320.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,1674.5%

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
190,244
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
153,648

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic145,45276.5%
Hispanic44,79623.5%
White121,06963.6%
Black7,1403.8%
Asian10,4095.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3650.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1430.1%
Two or More Races8840.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic119,24077.6%
Hispanic34,41022.4%
White100,90665.7%
Black6,6234.3%
Asian9,5316.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4220.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1450.1%
Two or More Races6370.4%

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