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Harris County, TX

4,835,125 Population
1,707 square miles 2,832.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • 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

$39,483 ±$527 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$72,336 ±$986 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16% ±0.6% (766,972  ±29,866) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.3 minutes ±0.4 (61,250,804  ±1,036,741) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,791,013 ±6,849 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (4,788,522  ±969) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6% ±0.5% (73,991  ±5,628) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,952,822 ±432 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$287,100 ±$2,815 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.9% ±0.6% (711,195  ±28,558.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

83.2% ±1% (2,612,314  ±31,385.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
34.2% ±0.6% (1,074,952  ±19,013.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

45.3% ±0.6% (2,044,995  ±24,692.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 35.4% 10,122,694 (±0.2% / ±60,573.9)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

27.3% (1,317,988  ±25,821) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.1% ±0.2% (147,681  ±7,081) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
147,681 Total veterans ±7,081 127,641 Male ±6,204 20,040 Female ±3,440

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