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Houston, TX

2,387,910 Population
640.8 square miles 3,726.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 35.7 ±0.2
  • 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

$42,181 ±$1,072 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $42,976 ±$543
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,361 ±$1,735 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $81,417 ±$936
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.2% ±1.2% (499,316  ±28,622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 14.4% 1,105,434 (±0.5% / ±41,219)
  • 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)

28.3 minutes ±0.5 (29,004,100  ±745,727) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 31.1 102,652,470 (±0.3 / ±1,394,002)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

943,336 ±9,915 Number of households
  • the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2,768,708 ±9,921
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (2,350,394  ±2,271) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 2.8 7,712,285 (±0 / ±1,167)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±0.7% (39,188  ±4,321) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 5.6% 110,990 (±0.4% / ±8,289)
  • about 20 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

1,070,556 ±9,665 Number of housing units
  • the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 3,044,006 ±1,431
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$301,200 ±$7,063 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: $327,400 ±$2,789
  • a little less than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.6% ±0.9% (413,324  ±21,048.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 13.3% 1,022,046 (±0.5% / ±37,366.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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% ±1.2% (1,272,775  ±22,394.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 85.5% 4,348,703 (±0.8% / ±40,725.5)
  • 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)
38% ±0.8% (599,340  ±14,243.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 37.3% 1,896,297 (±0.5% / ±26,298.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

47.8% ±1.2% (1,062,341  ±26,863.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 41% 2,986,637 (±0.4% / ±31,806.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 35.7% 10,477,394 (±0.2% / ±60,753.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

30.8% ±0.9% (734,716  ±22,117) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 25.4% 1,979,300
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.3% ±0.3% (59,500  ±4,623) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: 4.5% 263,840 (±0.2% / ±10,709)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
59,500 Total veterans ±4,623 48,418 Male ±4,148 11,082 Female ±2,191

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