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Houston city, TX


Fort Bend County, TX
Harris County, TX
Montgomery County, TX
Waller County, TX

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 2,296,253   ( 196,802 from 2010 )
Land area: 2561.8 square miles
Population density: 896.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:541,798 23.59% 0.7%
Black:505,30822.01% 4.0%
Indian:3,0760.13% 12.8%
Asian:157,5616.86% 25.5%
2+ races:50,9792.22% 124.6%
Hispanic:1,029,42944.83% 11.9%
Total non-White:1,754,45576.41% 12.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:3,897 0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:192,905 11.1




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

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

2010
2,099,451
537,90125.62%
485,95623.15%
3,5280.17%
125,5705.98%
22,7001.08%
919,66843.81%
1,561,55074.38%

2000
1,954,848
601,10530.75%
487,09424.92%
3,8510.20%
101,9425.21%
26,8691.37%
731,68037.43%
1,353,74369.25%

1990
1,630,672
665,63840.82%
451,46327.69%
3,2300.20%
67,3984.13%
n/a
442,94327.16%
965,03459.18%

1980
1,595,167
838,10252.54%
436,30727.35%
1,9320.12%
35,4482.22%
n/a
280,69117.60%
757,06547.46%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-63,204 -3.2
207,807 10.6
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-64,533 -4.0
388,709 23.8
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-172,464 -10.8
207,969 13.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Houston city, 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
33.8
549,788 23.9%
1,746,465 76.1%
266,058 11.6%
897,510
2.52
530,928 59.2%
328,732 61.9%
76,603 14.4%
366,582 40.8%

2010
NumberPercent
32.1
543,024 25.9%
1,556,427 74.1%
189,942 9.0%
782,643
2.64
481,570 61.5%
305,088 63.4%
69,397 14.4%
301,073 38.5%

2000
NumberPercent
31.3
535,125 27.4%
1,419,723 72.6%
163,442 8.4%
718,897
2.67
461,937 64.3%
317,688 68.8%
62,403 13.5%
256,960 35.7%

1990
NumberPercent
30.5
435,602 26.7%
1,195,070 73.3%
133,705 8.2%
617,195
2.60
391,833 63.5%
275,793 70.4%
51,511 13.1%
225,362 36.5%

1980
NumberPercent
28.0
450,936 28.3%
1,144,231 71.7%
108,621 6.8%
603,495
2.62
394,772 65.4%
309,441 78.4%
43,201 10.9%
208,723 34.6%

2022 Housing Data for Houston city, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,006,392 
Median Valuen/a 
Occupied897,51089.2%
Vacant108,88210.8%
Owned376,56242.0%
Rented520,94858.0%
Median Rent$1,234 
Single-Family Units485,78148.3%
    Detached437,50843.5%
    Attached48,2734.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units444,96944.2%
Mobile Homes9,5841.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Houston city, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00060,3146.7%
$10,000 to $14,99939,6424.4%
$15,000 to $19,99934,5983.9%
$20,000 to $24,99941,2414.6%
$25,000 to $29,99943,3544.8%
$30,000 to $34,99943,2954.8%
$35,000 to $39,99938,2294.3%
$40,000 to $44,99936,1464.0%
$45,000 to $49,99939,4354.4%
$50,000 to $59,99969,9287.8%
$60,000 to $74,99986,2259.6%
$75,000 to $99,999100,52811.2%
$100,000 to $124,99968,6387.6%
$125,000 to $149,99946,7165.2%
$150,000 to $199,99955,8356.2%
$200,000 or more93,38610.4%
Median Household Income60,471 
Per Capita Income38,860 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI41,2244.6%
Public Assistance19,9072.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps138,27715.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed593,40570.0%
Unemployed45,3365.3%
In Armed Forces1,2340.1%
Total Labor Force639,97575.5%
Not in Labor Force208,03124.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector483,091348,22458.1%
Non-Profit26,93344,89437.5%
Self-Employed71,89939,53464.5%
Local Government18,88737,55333.5%
State Government14,97624,81137.6%
Federal Government7,7797,61550.5%
Total Private + Self554,990387,75858.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.68,575114,87337.4%
Total623,565502,63155.4%
Pct. Govt.9.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts177,55015.7%
Sales and Office Occupations218,74619.4%
Professional, Technical253,72322.5%
Service Occupations200,81617.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,7090.2%
All others277,82224.6%
White Collar 57.6%
Industry
 Number%
Construction130,524?%
Health care and social assistance125,891?%
Retail trade114,696?%
Professional, scientific, technical98,212?%
Educational services96,124?%
Accommodation and food services87,415?%
Manufacturing87,110?%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.67,260?%
Transportation and warehousing62,782?%
Other services58,974?%
Finance and insurance44,109?%
Wholesale trade31,312?%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction28,297?%
Public administration26,965?%
Real estate and rental and leasing24,230?%
Arts, entertainment, recreation17,148?%
Information12,546?%
Utilities9,993?%
Management2,563?%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,506?%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Houston city, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican686,37329.89%
Puerto Rican17,7090.77%
Cuban16,4810.72%
Dominican3,5660.16%
Total Central American215,1689.37%
Costa Rican9700.04%
Guatemalan38,6311.68%
Honduran67,2312.93%
Nicaraguan5,7150.25%
Panamanian1,6210.07%
Salvadoran100,6204.38%
Other Central American3800.02%
Total South American46,5332.03%
Argentinean3,0170.13%
Bolivian1,1360.05%
Chilean1,0860.05%
Colombian15,2800.67%
Ecuadorian3,9310.17%
Paraguayan910.00%
Peruvian3,5710.16%
Uruguayan5550.02%
Venezuelan17,7330.77%
Other South American1330.01%
Other Hispanic43,5991.90%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese38,0411.66%
Indian36,5871.59%
Chinese33,5041.46%
Filipino11,8450.52%
Korean7,3770.32%
Japanese3,8000.17%
Taiwanese2,6890.12%
Thai1,3630.06%
Bangladeshi1,3430.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,109,72051.9%
Spanish816,13238.2%
Other Indo-European45,8882.1%
Vietnamese31,9351.5%
Chinese29,3721.4%
Other29,0551.4%
Other Asian19,9920.9%
Arabic16,5290.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun13,6780.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German111,4694.9%
English105,2624.6%
Irish81,0523.5%
American71,6693.1%
Italian38,1611.7%
French32,7251.4%
African26,8071.2%
European24,2861.1%
Polish21,2890.9%
Nigerian21,1670.9%
Scottish19,7770.9%
Scotch-Irish12,5570.5%
Czech9,3410.4%
British9,2840.4%
Dutch9,0720.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,853,53480.7%
Not a citizen442,71919.3%
Native1,631,75871.1%
Foreign-born664,49528.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Houston city, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
188,398 12.5%119,952 7.9%329,224 21.8%343,567 22.7%316,987 20.9%214,976 14.2%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 188,398 12.5%
9-12 Years 119,952 7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 329,224 21.8%
Some College 343,567 22.7%
Bach. Degree 316,987 20.9%
Grad Degree 214,976 14.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

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

Historical Presidential Election Results for Houston city, TX

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +57,919 D +36,918 R + 1.9%
D +94,837
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 46% Joe Biden (D) 500,366 65.0% Donald Trump* (R) 258,663 33.6% 10,225 1.3% 769,254 -18 -13 6.79%
2016 39% Hillary Clinton (D) 405,529 63.8% Donald Trump (R) 200,744 31.6% 29,205 4.6% 635,478 -21 -14 7.07%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Houston city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 500,366 65.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 258,663 33.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,732 1.0%
Other 2,493 0.3%
TOTAL 769,254
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -13


2016 President, Houston city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 405,529 63.8%
Donald Trump (R) 200,744 31.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 22,012 3.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 6,172 1.0%
Other 1,021 0.2%
TOTAL 635,478
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -14
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Houston city, TX

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2020 S2 45% Mary Hegar (D) 464,599 61.4% John Cornyn* (R) 271,720 35.9% 19,831 [+] 2.6% 756,150 -18 6.79%
2018 S1 36% Beto O'Rourke (D) 394,857 67.2% Ted Cruz* (R) 188,513 32.1% 4,363 [+] 0.7% 587,733 -19 7.02%
2018 G 36% Lupe Valdez (D) 355,132 60.5% Greg Abbott* (R) 221,677 37.8% 9,748 [+] 1.7% 586,557 -18 7.03%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote