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Houston Independent School District, TX

1,494,950 Population
330.2 square miles 4,527.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Harris County: 34.8 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,485 ±$1,531 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Harris County: $39,483 ±$527
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
$65,716 ±$1,976 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Harris County: $72,336 ±$986
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472

19% ±1.1% (277,675  ±16,325) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 16% 766,972 (±0.6% / ±29,866)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)

27.4 minutes ±0.5 (17,906,860  ±574,132) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harris County: 29.3 61,250,804 (±0.4 / ±1,036,741)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)

Families

621,356 ±11,572 Number of households
  • Harris County: 1,791,013 ±6,849
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
2.4 ±0.1 (1,461,461  ±25,257) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harris County: 2.7 4,788,522 (±0 / ±969)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096

6.3% ±0.9% (25,241  ±3,783) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Harris County: 6% 73,991 (±0.5% / ±5,628)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)

Housing

698,809 ±11,160 Number of housing units
  • Harris County: 1,952,822 ±432
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110

$294,700 ±$6,814 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Harris County: $287,100 ±$2,815
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483

17.5% ±1% (256,873  ±15,874.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 14.9% 711,195 (±0.6% / ±28,558.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)

Social

82.2% ±1% (829,197  ±18,589.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Harris County: 83.2% 2,612,314 (±1% / ±31,385.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
40.3% ±1% (406,784  ±13,102.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 34.2% 1,074,952 (±0.6% / ±19,013.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)

45.3% ±2.2% (633,409  ±33,101.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Harris County: 45.3% 2,044,995 (±0.6% / ±24,692.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 35.4% 10,122,694 (±0.2% / ±60,573.9)

27.2% ±1.1% (406,959  ±18,113) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Harris County: 27.3% 1,317,988
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292

3.5% ±0.3% (40,160  ±3,740) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harris County: 4.1% 147,681 (±0.2% / ±7,081)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
40,160 Total veterans ±3,740 35,483 Male ±3,467 4,677 Female ±1,608

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