Texas State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-097
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
134.2 sq mi
Water Area
6.06 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Tarrant County134.23 sq mi100.0%15.5%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Worth city53.25 sq mi39.7%15.1%
Benbrook city10.76 sq mi8.0%100.0%
Crowley city7.06 sq mi5.3%93.7%
White Settlement city5.04 sq mi3.8%100.0%

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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 12180,14095.1%23.5%97.2%
TX District 259,3294.9%1.2%2.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
133,396
Active Voters
126,276 (94.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202491,824 (68.8%)7,749 (5.8%)19,973 (15.0%)
2021–202265,832 (49.4%)7,619 (5.7%)17,095 (12.8%)
2019–202083,171 (62.3%)15,651 (11.7%)14,744 (11.1%)
2017–201861,906 (46.4%)7,364 (5.5%)11,930 (8.9%)
2015–201662,074 (46.5%)8,957 (6.7%)22,328 (16.7%)
2013–201435,278 (26.4%)3,297 (2.5%)9,733 (7.3%)
2011–201251,072 (38.3%)2,069 (1.6%)8,749 (6.6%)

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
196,659 (± 3,982)
Median Age
35.5
Median Household Income
$86,394 (± $2,952)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,25423.5%
18 to 64120,61261.3%
65 and over29,79315.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)44,07822.4%
White, not Hispanic109,83955.9%
Black, not Hispanic26,20113.3%
Asian, not Hispanic7,8404.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1850.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9230.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4033.8%

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
186,487
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
141,549

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic147,50279.1%
Hispanic38,98720.9%
White109,90258.9%
Black24,99213.4%
Asian5,8323.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.0%
Two or More Races1,8121.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic117,21282.8%
Hispanic24,33417.2%
White90,75564.1%
Black19,10213.5%
Asian5,0463.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4681.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races1,0910.8%

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