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Congressional District 8

Autos Drive Texas Forward

Industry Impact

11.9K
11.9 Thousand total auto jobs in Texas
2.69%
2.69% depend on the auto industry for jobs
$664.6M
Total Labor Income Annually
$2.3B
Total Car Sales in 2018
65.5K
Total New Cars Sold in 2018
Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2018 data year; compiled by Auto Alliance with data provided by IHS Markit, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

Tax Revenue

$93.3M
total state tax revenue

Registrations

714.1K
Registered

By Body Style

  • Cars 245,549 (34.39%)
  • CUVs 129,330 (18.11%)
  • SUVs 95,870 (13.43%)
  • Pickups 212,775 (29.8%)
  • Vans/Minivans 30,575 (4.28%)

By Powertrain

  • Gas 661,107 (92.58%)
  • Diesel 45,044 (6.31%)
  • Hybrid 6,985 (0.98%)
  • Electric 564 (0.08%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 399 (0.06%)
The Texas congressional district 8 average age of vehicles is 9.52 years.

Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by IHS Markit as of December 31, 2018.

New Purchases

65.5K
Vehicles Sold

By Body Style

  • Cars 18,090 (27.61%)
  • CUVs 20,139 (30.74%)
  • SUVs 7,733 (11.8%)
  • Pickups 16,928 (25.84%)
  • Vans/Minivans 2,633 (4.02%)

By Powertrain

  • Gas 60,493 (92.32%)
  • Diesel 3,882 (5.92%)
  • Hybrid 831 (1.27%)
  • Electric 228 (0.35%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 89 (0.14%)

Auto-related Activity at Ports

Economic Activity From Past Decade

  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports
  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports

Economic Activity from 2018

  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports
  • 0.00 0.00 Total Imports

Compiled by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by USA Trade Online, figures represent port activity over the past decade and between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

Fueling

  • Gasoline Stations 401
  • Electric Charging Stations 25
  • Compressed Natural Gas Stations 4
  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stations 14

Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, figures represent fueling stations as of April 9, 2019.

Consumers
$35.3K
Average MSRP Per New Car
$70.8K
Median Household Income
$5.9K
Median Monthly Household Income
$538.22
Median Monthly New Car Payment
9.12%
Car Payment As Percent Of Monthly Income

Commuting to Work

  • Drive Alone to Work (79%)
  • Carpool to Work (10%)
  • Take Public Transportation (1%)
  • Other (8%)

Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by IHS Markit, U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2017 and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Median Monthly New Car Payment computed for a 60-month loan based on MSRP with 20% down and an APR of 5.36%.