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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area


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2022 population: 7,340,118   ( 1,419,702 from 2010 , 217,912 from 2020)
Land area: 8268.7 square miles
Population density: 887.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:2,456,673 33.47% 5.0%
Black:1,293,33617.62% 29.8%
Indian:16,4130.22% 18.7%
Asian:613,4028.36% 58.3%
2+ races:115,0111.57% 53.0%
Hispanic:2,845,28338.76% 35.7%
Total non-White:4,883,44566.53% 36.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:205,438 14.4
Deaths:121,6208.5
Net Migration: 68,4364.8
Net Immigration: 65,9724.6
Change in White population:116,405 2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:1,303,297 22.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
5,920,416
2,340,26839.53%
996,22116.83%
13,8240.23%
387,3836.54%
75,1651.27%
2,096,53235.41%
3,580,14860.47%

2000
4,693,161
2,256,85748.09%
781,15916.64%
11,0660.24%
227,9784.86%
57,7471.23%
1,352,39328.82%
2,436,30451.91%

1990
3,750,963
2,186,37958.29%
659,85617.59%
9,7450.26%
132,1743.52%
n/a
762,80920.34%
1,564,58441.71%

1980
3,137,557
2,057,56865.58%
563,96317.97%
6,0750.19%
57,1551.82%
n/a
448,70814.30%
1,079,98934.42%

1970
2,195,146
1,561,82771.15%
383,84517.49%
3,0990.14%
5,9010.27%
n/a
234,15610.67%
633,319 28.85%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
833,806 17.8
282,0006.0
241,2815.1
299,4096.4
83,411 1.8
1,143,844 24.4
1990's
NumberRate
759,750 20.3
257,1776.9
93,8642.5
245,1776.5
70,478 1.9
871,720 23.2
1980's
NumberRate
687,429 21.9
212,698 6.8
167,733 5.3
n/a
128,811 4.1
484,595 15.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
611,948 27.9
n/a
495,741 22.6
446,670 20.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
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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
35.0
1,867,552 25.4%
5,472,566 74.6%
832,286 11.3%
2,524,403
2.80
1,768,707 70.1%
1,275,207 72.1%
190,113 10.7%
755,696 29.9%

2010
NumberPercent
33.3
1,655,964 28.0%
4,264,452 72.0%
506,988 8.6%
2,062,529
2.83
1,463,328 70.9%
1,051,231 71.8%
168,058 11.5%
599,201 29.1%

2000
NumberPercent
32.2
1,359,021 29.0%
3,334,140 71.0%
360,657 7.7%
1,649,579
2.80
1,184,656 71.8%
900,704 76.0%
126,499 10.7%
464,923 28.2%

1990
NumberPercent
30.5
1,082,154 28.9%
2,668,809 71.1%
274,847 7.3%
1,348,026
2.75
958,520 71.1%
749,526 78.2%
95,738 10.0%
389,506 28.9%

1980
NumberPercent
27.9
955,042 30.4%
2,182,515 69.6%
200,507 6.4%
1,111,439
2.79
810,757 72.9%
677,991 83.6%
67,031 8.3%
300,682 27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,760,561 
Median Value$252,052 
Occupied2,524,40391.4%
Vacant236,1588.6%
Owned1,542,23161.1%
Rented982,17238.9%
Median Rent$1,323 
Single-Family Units1,813,86065.7%
    Detached1,729,16462.6%
    Attached84,6963.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units706,94425.6%
Mobile Homes124,4734.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000119,6464.7%
$10,000 to $14,99977,2613.1%
$15,000 to $19,99973,4602.9%
$20,000 to $24,99987,5833.5%
$25,000 to $29,99993,1493.7%
$30,000 to $34,99994,8043.8%
$35,000 to $39,99990,2653.6%
$40,000 to $44,99985,5923.4%
$45,000 to $49,99991,2193.6%
$50,000 to $59,999174,1936.9%
$60,000 to $74,999232,0039.2%
$75,000 to $99,999311,09812.3%
$100,000 to $124,999240,7709.5%
$125,000 to $149,999185,5227.3%
$150,000 to $199,999241,4459.6%
$200,000 or more326,39312.9%
Median Household Income79,102 
Per Capita Income39,977 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI104,0494.1%
Public Assistance55,0102.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps316,42212.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed2,020,01970.5%
Unemployed131,0194.6%
In Armed Forces4,2170.1%
Total Labor Force2,155,25575.2%
Not in Labor Force709,79524.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,440,3711,020,86758.5%
Non-Profit72,151123,81236.8%
Self-Employed217,347126,82263.2%
Local Government86,164153,98635.9%
State Government45,28075,54937.5%
Federal Government28,30725,90452.2%
Total Private + Self1,657,7181,147,68959.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.231,902379,25137.9%
Total1,889,6201,526,94055.3%
Pct. Govt.12.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts584,02417.1%
Sales and Office Occupations699,33420.4%
Professional, Technical798,00323.3%
Service Occupations536,73815.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5,7940.2%
All others806,01023.5%
White Collar 60.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance387,13611.3%
Retail trade364,44510.6%
Construction340,0909.9%
Manufacturing324,3769.5%
Educational services318,7639.3%
Professional, scientific, technical273,1888.0%
Accommodation and food services236,1016.9%
Transportation and warehousing194,1145.7%
Other services173,9725.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.161,2574.7%
Finance and insurance136,6514.0%
Public administration103,3493.0%
Wholesale trade99,7402.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction94,7132.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing71,3802.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation46,9761.4%
Information41,1061.2%
Utilities36,8361.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting10,1010.3%
Management9,8150.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,925,39526.96%
Puerto Rican57,6540.81%
Cuban48,0210.67%
Dominican11,2470.16%
Total Central American415,0035.81%
Costa Rican3,4570.05%
Guatemalan60,8710.85%
Honduran115,4091.62%
Nicaraguan12,8140.18%
Panamanian5,1190.07%
Salvadoran216,6493.03%
Other Central American6840.01%
Total South American145,7382.04%
Argentinean8,9860.13%
Bolivian2,3000.03%
Chilean4,9610.07%
Colombian52,2840.73%
Ecuadorian9,5900.13%
Paraguayan6180.01%
Peruvian14,5910.20%
Uruguayan1,9870.03%
Venezuelan50,2210.70%
Other South American2000.00%
Other Hispanic123,2731.73%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian152,5932.14%
Vietnamese139,1671.95%
Chinese96,8711.36%
Filipino55,0420.77%
Korean18,9890.27%
Taiwanese7,3560.10%
Japanese7,1850.10%
Cambodian5,3390.07%
Bangladeshi4,3670.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English4,018,97160.4%
Spanish1,971,83129.6%
Other Indo-European160,2032.4%
Vietnamese116,7431.8%
Chinese83,9071.3%
Other Asian73,9371.1%
Other67,7811.0%
Arabic41,3740.6%
Tagalog34,8840.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German513,4537.2%
English438,9196.1%
Irish355,3665.0%
American261,7583.7%
Italian141,2632.0%
French132,0911.8%
European87,6301.2%
Scottish75,6981.1%
Polish74,8991.0%
African58,8610.8%
Nigerian58,7710.8%
Scotch-Irish47,5830.7%
Czech45,1300.6%
Dutch36,1070.5%
British35,4760.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,171,06986.4%
Not a citizen971,53413.6%
Native5,454,24976.4%
Foreign-born1,688,35423.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
390,236 8.5%313,503 6.8%1,048,809 22.8%1,246,852 27.1%1,011,331 22.0%593,862 12.9%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 390,236 8.5%
9-12 Years 313,503 6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,048,809 22.8%
Some College 1,246,852 27.1%
Bach. Degree 1,011,331 22.0%
Grad Degree 593,862 12.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 4,059,630 3,851,150 208,480 5.1%
1991 4,162,002 3,922,578 239,424 5.8%
1992 4,268,222 3,958,748 309,474 7.3%
1993 4,338,962 4,016,360 322,602 7.4%
1994 4,410,618 4,113,166 297,452 6.7%
1995 4,469,522 4,201,474 268,048 6.0%
1996 4,516,614 4,265,028 251,586 5.6%
1997 4,616,716 4,371,236 245,480 5.3%
1998 4,737,480 4,526,308 211,172 4.5%
1999 4,801,564 4,571,230 230,334 4.8%
2000 4,773,066 4,566,358 206,708 4.3%
2001 4,861,728 4,636,786 224,942 4.6%
2002 4,991,862 4,691,504 300,358 6.0%
2003 5,070,446 4,727,680 342,766 6.8%
2004 5,109,492 4,792,392 317,100 6.2%
2005 5,208,768 4,913,602 295,166 5.7%
2006 5,322,848 5,053,504 269,344 5.1%
2007 5,410,594 5,178,082 232,512 4.3%
2008 5,544,806 5,280,996 263,810 4.8%
2009 5,678,888 5,250,462 428,426 7.5%
2010 5,949,588 5,454,806 494,782 8.3%
2011 6,080,044 5,589,676 490,368 8.1%
2012 6,209,260 5,801,952 407,308 6.6%
2013 6,352,280 5,966,634 385,646 6.1%
2014 6,470,058 6,145,438 324,620 5.0%
2015 6,518,696 6,215,926 302,770 4.6%
2016 6,600,928 6,251,996 348,932 5.3%
2017 6,667,160 6,330,954 336,206 5.0%
2018 6,761,100 6,466,672 294,428 4.4%
2019 6,854,618 6,593,478 261,140 3.8%
2020 6,811,756 6,223,348 588,408 8.6%
2021 6,884,270 6,448,848 435,422 6.3%
2022 7,019,120 6,723,840 295,280 4.2%
2023 7,243,556 6,938,122 305,434 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com