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Harris County, TX


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Designated Market Area: Houston, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 4,780,913   ( 688,454 from 2010 , 49,784 from 2020)
Land area: 1707.0 square miles
Population density: 2800.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,296,432 27.12% 3.9%
Black:923,35719.31% 22.4%
Indian:8,7910.18% 7.9%
Asian:350,3057.33% 38.9%
2+ races:70,1891.47% 43.7%
Hispanic:2,131,83944.59% 27.5%
Total non-White:3,484,48172.88% 27.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:142,401 15.0
Deaths:78,7778.3
Net Migration: -66,329-7.0
Net Immigration: 51,7155.5
Change in White population:-53,214 -1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:741,668 18.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
4,092,459
1,349,64632.98%
754,25818.43%
8,1500.20%
252,1136.16%
48,8381.19%
1,671,54040.84%
2,742,81367.02%

2000
3,400,578
1,432,26442.12%
619,69418.22%
7,1030.21%
174,4185.13%
42,8491.26%
1,119,75132.93%
1,968,31457.88%

1990
2,818,199
1,533,30754.41%
532,73518.90%
6,7070.24%
110,8023.93%
n/a
634,64822.52%
1,284,89245.59%

1980
2,409,547
1,515,51462.90%
468,40319.44%
4,3420.18%
49,7662.07%
n/a
368,22015.28%
894,03337.10%

1970
1,741,912
1,229,46670.58%
313,57018.00%
2,6720.15%
5,4280.31%
n/a
185,71510.66%
512,446 29.42%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
622,264 18.3
192,3815.7
-75,703-2.2
260,6947.7
-82,618 -2.4
774,499 22.8
1990's
NumberRate
589,290 20.9
185,2636.6
-144,384-5.1
212,5017.5
-101,043 -3.6
683,422 24.3
1980's
NumberRate
534,376 22.2
157,537 6.5
53,689 2.2
n/a
17,793 0.7
390,859 16.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
394,120 22.6
n/a
286,048 16.4
381,587 21.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Harris County, TX
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.1
1,239,043 25.9%
3,541,870 74.1%
521,651 10.9%
1,692,896
2.77
1,139,193 67.3%
774,203 68.0%
141,528 12.4%
553,703 32.7%

2010
NumberPercent
32.2
1,147,835 28.0%
2,944,624 72.0%
333,487 8.1%
1,435,155
2.82
985,652 68.7%
679,994 69.0%
125,032 12.7%
449,503 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
31.5
982,140 28.9%
2,418,438 71.1%
250,416 7.4%
1,206,423
2.78
840,630 69.7%
622,173 74.0%
97,611 11.6%
365,793 30.3%

1990
NumberPercent
30.3
804,092 28.5%
2,014,107 71.5%
196,474 7.0%
1,027,818
2.71
708,831 69.0%
541,226 76.4%
76,601 10.8%
318,987 31.0%

1980
NumberPercent
27.7
723,513 30.0%
1,686,034 70.0%
145,489 6.0%
871,570
2.74
616,640 70.8%
508,058 82.4%
55,410 9.0%
254,930 29.2%

2022 Housing Data for Harris County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,851,489 
Median Value$235,300 
Occupied1,692,89691.4%
Vacant158,5938.6%
Owned924,70354.6%
Rented768,19345.4%
Median Rent$1,269 
Single-Family Units1,123,61060.7%
    Detached1,055,57557.0%
    Attached68,0353.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units589,19231.8%
Mobile Homes47,7342.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harris County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00089,4305.3%
$10,000 to $14,99958,8523.5%
$15,000 to $19,99953,6783.2%
$20,000 to $24,99964,9233.8%
$25,000 to $29,99970,0374.1%
$30,000 to $34,99970,3374.2%
$35,000 to $39,99966,3903.9%
$40,000 to $44,99962,4413.7%
$45,000 to $49,99967,1684.0%
$50,000 to $59,999125,3387.4%
$60,000 to $74,999161,8899.6%
$75,000 to $99,999207,62712.3%
$100,000 to $124,999154,8679.1%
$125,000 to $149,999111,2326.6%
$150,000 to $199,999139,6418.2%
$200,000 or more189,04611.2%
Median Household Income70,789 
Per Capita Income38,184 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI72,7524.3%
Public Assistance39,0852.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps240,74614.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,230,91070.9%
Unemployed87,9925.1%
In Armed Forces2,3450.1%
Total Labor Force1,321,24776.1%
Not in Labor Force415,01323.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector977,282692,87658.5%
Non-Profit48,25782,73736.8%
Self-Employed144,33082,63763.6%
Local Government50,41294,76534.7%
State Government27,92645,17338.2%
Federal Government17,72215,73653.0%
Total Private + Self1,121,612775,51359.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.144,317238,41137.7%
Total1,265,9291,013,92455.5%
Pct. Govt.11.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts364,00515.9%
Sales and Office Occupations467,41520.5%
Professional, Technical505,50822.1%
Service Occupations377,53316.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,9290.1%
All others570,71425.0%
White Collar 58.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance243,65610.7%
Retail trade243,26510.6%
Construction242,23210.6%
Manufacturing211,1169.2%
Educational services205,6009.0%
Professional, scientific, technical180,6647.9%
Accommodation and food services167,6467.3%
Transportation and warehousing138,9616.1%
Other services121,7195.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.117,2615.1%
Finance and insurance88,7643.9%
Wholesale trade67,9793.0%
Public administration60,1632.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction58,5702.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing47,2582.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation30,5361.3%
Information27,0831.2%
Utilities21,3620.9%
Management6,6240.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,7160.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harris County, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,452,36430.73%
Puerto Rican38,1270.81%
Cuban38,9110.82%
Dominican8,4910.18%
Total Central American352,2387.45%
Costa Rican2,0600.04%
Guatemalan54,6711.16%
Honduran101,6112.15%
Nicaraguan11,0470.23%
Panamanian3,5440.07%
Salvadoran178,6323.78%
Other Central American6730.01%
Total South American97,7922.07%
Argentinean6,1180.13%
Bolivian1,8280.04%
Chilean3,4770.07%
Colombian35,0790.74%
Ecuadorian7,2340.15%
Paraguayan4120.01%
Peruvian9,4500.20%
Uruguayan1,4500.03%
Venezuelan32,5440.69%
Other South American2000.00%
Other Hispanic88,1801.87%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese102,8762.18%
Indian69,1521.46%
Chinese54,9661.16%
Filipino29,3740.62%
Korean12,6980.27%
Japanese4,7320.10%
Taiwanese3,8820.08%
Cambodian3,5790.08%
Bangladeshi3,1590.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English2,425,00155.2%
Spanish1,554,27035.4%
Other Indo-European89,8372.0%
Vietnamese88,5042.0%
Chinese46,8761.1%
Other43,0811.0%
Other Asian37,2340.8%
Arabic28,5170.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun25,7090.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German275,6905.8%
English240,4085.1%
Irish192,5274.1%
American158,5103.4%
Italian83,5101.8%
French73,6391.6%
European52,8661.1%
African45,7061.0%
Polish45,2951.0%
Scottish44,7730.9%
Nigerian35,0550.7%
Scotch-Irish26,3140.6%
Czech22,1340.5%
Dutch20,4580.4%
British19,9360.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen3,972,27984.0%
Not a citizen753,89816.0%
Native3,487,51073.8%
Foreign-born1,238,66726.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harris County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
314,460 10.4%227,020 7.5%694,818 22.9%790,534 26.1%629,798 20.8%376,051 12.4%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 314,460 10.4%
9-12 Years 227,020 7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 694,818 22.9%
Some College 790,534 26.1%
Bach. Degree 629,798 20.8%
Grad Degree 376,051 12.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Harris County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 1,549,581 1,469,693 79,888 5.2% 6.4%
1991 1,581,879 1,489,353 92,526 5.8% 7.0%
1992 1,617,325 1,497,952 119,373 7.4% 7.7%
1993 1,636,018 1,511,310 124,708 7.6% 7.2%
1994 1,655,601 1,541,895 113,706 6.9% 6.6%
1995 1,671,230 1,569,613 101,617 6.1% 6.1%
1996 1,682,262 1,587,999 94,263 5.6% 5.8%
1997 1,714,040 1,623,852 90,188 5.3% 5.4%
1998 1,754,576 1,677,455 77,121 4.4% 5.0%
1999 1,772,079 1,687,283 84,796 4.8% 4.7%
2000 1,728,274 1,653,126 75,148 4.3% 4.4%
2001 1,752,447 1,670,340 82,107 4.7% 5.0%
2002 1,789,438 1,679,950 109,488 6.1% 6.3%
2003 1,805,480 1,682,151 123,329 6.8% 6.7%
2004 1,806,294 1,693,444 112,850 6.2% 6.0%
2005 1,831,799 1,726,208 105,591 5.8% 5.5%
2006 1,876,165 1,779,856 96,309 5.1% 5.0%
2007 1,899,745 1,817,793 81,952 4.3% 4.4%
2008 1,935,331 1,843,580 91,751 4.7% 4.9%
2009 1,976,914 1,827,894 149,020 7.5% 7.5%
2010 2,067,209 1,894,670 172,539 8.3% 8.2%
2011 2,109,727 1,938,837 170,890 8.1% 8.0%
2012 2,151,642 2,009,784 141,858 6.6% 6.7%
2013 2,194,931 2,061,042 133,889 6.1% 6.3%
2014 2,226,977 2,114,484 112,493 5.1% 5.2%
2015 2,235,393 2,130,793 104,600 4.7% 4.5%
2016 2,251,316 2,131,125 120,191 5.3% 4.6%
2017 2,265,507 2,149,903 115,604 5.1% 4.3%
2018 2,285,799 2,184,644 101,155 4.4% 3.9%
2019 2,301,343 2,212,656 88,687 3.9% 3.5%
2020 2,292,759 2,088,449 204,310 8.9% 7.6%
2021 2,295,634 2,149,355 146,279 6.4% 5.6%
2022 2,339,651 2,240,795 98,856 4.2% 3.9%
2023 2,414,902 2,312,228 102,674 4.3% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com