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Harris County, TX

5,009,302 Population
1,707 square miles 2,934.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 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

$40,804 ±$699 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,629 ±$1,323 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.8% ±0.7% (832,654  ±36,616) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.3 minutes ±0.4 (64,722,164  ±1,145,076) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,801,856 ±8,996 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0 (4,963,209  ±775) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±0.5% (75,154  ±6,633) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

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

$301,700 ±$4,218 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.7% ±0.7% (728,738  ±33,413.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83% ±1% (2,699,939  ±33,189.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
35.7% ±0.7% (1,162,292  ±21,048.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

45.8% ±0.6% (2,142,323  ±26,093.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • 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)

28.4% (1,421,711  ±25,542) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±0.2% (147,524  ±7,573) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
147,524 Total veterans ±7,573 120,824 Male ±7,087 26,700 Female ±3,733

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