Texas State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-049
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
35.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Travis County35.58 sq mi100.0%3.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Austin city34.07 sq mi95.8%10.4%
Sunset Valley city1.40 sq mi3.9%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 37203,558100.0%26.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
155,613
Active Voters
137,883 (88.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024102,649 (66.0%)22,911 (14.7%)5,372 (3.5%)
2021–202279,228 (50.9%)23,715 (15.2%)4,652 (3.0%)
2019–202086,663 (55.7%)42,162 (27.1%)2,983 (1.9%)
2017–201867,389 (43.3%)21,459 (13.8%)3,768 (2.4%)
2015–201658,147 (37.4%)23,936 (15.4%)6,785 (4.4%)
2013–201432,339 (20.8%)8,783 (5.6%)2,922 (1.9%)
2011–201241,269 (26.5%)6,462 (4.2%)3,329 (2.1%)

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
200,815 (± 4,746)
Median Age
33.0
Median Household Income
$88,247 (± $4,486)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,15512.5%
18 to 64155,52677.4%
65 and over20,13410.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)54,92827.4%
White, not Hispanic112,28855.9%
Black, not Hispanic8,9684.5%
Asian, not Hispanic13,7776.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1720.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,4534.7%

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
182,035
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
158,075

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic137,79875.7%
Hispanic44,23224.3%
White112,67061.9%
Black8,6414.7%
Asian9,2685.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1950.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.0%
Two or More Races5440.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic123,26278.0%
Hispanic34,81322.0%
White100,83263.8%
Black9,4156.0%
Asian11,4367.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2660.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races3420.2%

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