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Houston, TX

2,300,419 Population
640.6 square miles 3,591 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 35.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6464%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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24%White23%Black0%†Native7%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other2%Two+44%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$41,142 ±$526 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $41,559 ±$296
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$62,894 ±$833 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $80,458 ±$526
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

19.7% ±0.5% (445,810  ±10,195) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 13.6% 976,498 (±0.3% / ±21,223)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty30%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty16%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.3 minutes ±0.1 (26,840,264  ±273,738) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 29.9 90,172,520 (±0.2 / ±645,897)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Means of transportation to work

70%Drove alone10%Carpooled3%Public transit0%†Bicycle2%Walked3%Other12%Worked at home
* Universe: Workers 16 years and over
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Families

916,536 ±4,302 Number of households
  • the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2,601,888 ±5,356
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.5 ±0 (2,263,094  ±759) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2.8 7,190,964 (±0 / ±861)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

Population by household type

Married couples49%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married43%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale44%Female40%
Now marriedMale45%Female42%
DivorcedMale8%Female12%
WidowedMale2%Female7%
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5.8% ±0.3% (34,967  ±1,668) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 5.7% 104,422 (±0.2% / ±3,508)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

2%†15-197%†20-249%†25-2910%30-357%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

1,023,112 ±3,458 Number of housing units
  • the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2,839,496 ±419
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied90%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied58%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit51%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$253,400 ±$3,239 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $275,200 ±$1,283
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

17.3% ±0.4% (393,143  ±9,813.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 13.8% 993,533 (±0.2% / ±16,228.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

80.3% ±0.7% (1,228,724  ±10,806.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 85.1% 4,013,863 (±0.4% / ±19,522.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
36% ±0.5% (550,885  ±7,232) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 35.4% 1,668,638 (±0.3% / ±12,687.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

Population by highest level of education

20%No degree22%High school23%Some college21%Bachelor's15%Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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28.8% ±0.4% (663,375  ±9,782) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 23.8% 1,731,737
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

3.6% ±0.1% (62,919  ±2,067) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 4.9% 263,986 (±0.1% / ±5,050)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)

Veterans by wartime service

977†WWII3,350†Korea19,209Vietnam13,393Gulf (1990s)16,956Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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62,919 Total veterans ±2,067 55,706 Male ±1,855 7,213 Female ±809

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Houston, TX <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4835000-houston-tx/>