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Houston Independent School District, TX

1,539,108 Population
330.2 square miles 4,660.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±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
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,449 ±$1,760 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Harris County: $40,804 ±$699
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,341 ±$2,860 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Harris County: $74,629 ±$1,323
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.6% ±1.2% (310,706  ±19,473) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 16.8% 832,654 (±0.7% / ±36,616)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.6 minutes ±0.6 (18,290,150  ±676,574) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harris County: 30.3 64,722,164 (±0.4 / ±1,145,076)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

619,306 ±11,266 Number of households
  • Harris County: 1,801,856 ±8,996
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,505,709  ±30,945) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Harris County: 2.8 4,963,209 (±0 / ±775)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±0.9% (26,550  ±3,731) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 5.9% 75,154 (±0.5% / ±6,633)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

707,225 ±11,280 Number of housing units
  • Harris County: 1,983,863 ±331
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$325,900 ±$9,985 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harris County: $301,700 ±$4,218
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.8% ±1.1% (270,260  ±16,943.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 14.7% 728,738 (±0.7% / ±33,413.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

80.8% ±1% (830,110  ±17,885.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Harris County: 83% 2,699,939 (±1% / ±33,189.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.9% ±0.9% (430,873  ±11,845.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Harris County: 35.7% 1,162,292 (±0.7% / ±21,048.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

46.6% ±2.4% (668,656  ±37,133.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Harris County: 45.8% 2,142,323 (±0.6% / ±26,093.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 35.7% 10,477,394 (±0.2% / ±60,753.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

29.1% ±1.2% (448,479  ±20,224) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Harris County: 28.4% 1,421,711
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±0.3% (36,311  ±3,803) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harris County: 4% 147,524 (±0.2% / ±7,573)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
36,311 Total veterans ±3,803 28,603 Male ±3,184 7,708 Female ±2,017

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