57.6 Years – Average age of the Members of the US House of Representatives.
62.9 Years – Average age of the Members of the US Senate.
96% Congress Members have college education.
Roman Catholics – the largest single religious denomination.
African Americans – 53 Members in the House, 3 Members in the Senate.
Record 130 women Members in 116th US Congress.
109 Members in the US House of representative (including 3 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner, the non-voting members).
25 Members in the US Senate.
Record Hispanic or Latino Members – 50 Member – 45 Members in the House 5 Members in the Senate.
Record number of Native Americans in the House – 4.
20 Members – Record number of are Asian Americans, Indian Americans, or Pacific Islander Americans in the US Congress.
17 Members in the House and 3 in the Senate.
(Congressional Research Service)
