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Houston, TX Urban Area

6,227,666 Population
1,753 square miles 3,552.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,360 ±$608 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$79,578 ±$1,291 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15% ±0.6% (923,811  ±38,069) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.7 minutes ±0.4 (81,870,230  ±1,399,745) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

2,213,681 ±12,284 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0 (6,173,697  ±29,433) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±0.4% (86,501  ±6,973) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,424,151 ±8,464 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$323,900 ±$2,907 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.5% ±0.6% (832,302  ±33,817.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.5% ±0.9% (3,430,181  ±37,004.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.1% ±0.6% (1,544,030  ±23,214.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

44.5% ±0.8% (2,592,239  ±47,492.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

28% ±0.4% (1,740,448  ±26,867) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.1% ±0.2% (188,029  ±9,225) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
188,029 Total veterans ±9,225 155,537 Male ±8,397 32,492 Female ±4,423

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