2024 population: 7,766,856 ( 644,023 from 2020)
Land area: 8268.7 square miles
Population density: 939.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	2,489,600	32.05%	0.3%
Black:	1,391,630	17.92%	11.5%
Indian:	16,872	0.22%	4.8%
Asian:	692,929	8.92%	18.1%
2+ races:	128,844	1.66%	20.9%
Hispanic:	3,046,981	39.23%	14.1%

Total non-White:	5,277,256	67.95%	14.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	399,364	14.0
Deaths:	215,855	7.6
Net Migration:	130,938	4.6
Net Immigration:	329,868	11.6

Change in White population:	-6,502	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	650,525	9.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
7,122,833
2,496,102	35.04%
1,247,763	17.52%
16,100	0.23%
586,925	8.24%
106,540	1.50%
2,669,403	37.48%
4,626,731	64.96%

2010
5,920,416
2,340,268	39.53%
996,221	16.83%
13,824	0.23%
387,383	6.54%
75,165	1.27%
2,096,532	35.41%
3,580,148	60.47%

2000
4,693,161
2,256,857	48.09%
781,159	16.64%
11,066	0.24%
227,978	4.86%
57,747	1.23%
1,352,393	28.82%
2,436,304	51.91%

1990
3,750,963
2,186,379	58.29%
659,856	17.59%
9,745	0.26%
132,174	3.52%
n/a
762,809	20.34%
1,564,584	41.71%

1980
3,137,557
2,057,568	65.58%
563,963	17.97%
6,075	0.19%
57,155	1.82%
n/a
448,708	14.30%
1,079,989	34.42%

1970
2,195,146
1,561,827	71.15%
383,845	17.49%
3,099	0.14%
5,901	0.27%
n/a
234,156	10.67%
633,319	28.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
889,610	15.0
349,583	5.9
269,057	4.5
333,553	5.6

155,834	2.6
1,046,583	17.7

Number	Rate
2000's
833,806	17.8
282,000	6.0
241,281	5.1
299,409	6.4

83,411	1.8
1,143,844	24.4

Number	Rate
1990's
759,750	20.3
257,177	6.9
93,864	2.5
245,177	6.5

70,478	1.9
871,720	23.2

Number	Rate
1980's
687,429	21.9
212,698	6.8
167,733	5.3
n/a

128,811	4.1
484,595	15.4

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
35.0
1,867,552	24.0%
5,899,304	76.0%
832,286	10.7%

2,524,403
2.80

1,768,707	70.1%
1,275,207	72.1%
190,113	10.7%
755,696	29.9%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	119,646	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	77,261	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	73,460	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	87,583	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	93,149	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	94,804	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	90,265	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	85,592	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	91,219	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	174,193	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	232,003	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	311,098	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	240,770	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	185,522	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	241,445	9.6%
$200,000 or more	326,393	12.9%

Median Household Income	79,102
Per Capita Income	39,977

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	104,049	4.1%
Public Assistance	55,010	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	316,422	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,020,019	70.5%
Unemployed	131,019	4.6%
In Armed Forces	4,217	0.1%

Total Labor Force	2,155,255	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	709,795	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,440,371	1,020,867	58.5%
Non-Profit	72,151	123,812	36.8%
Self-Employed	217,347	126,822	63.2%

Local Government	86,164	153,986	35.9%
State Government	45,280	75,549	37.5%
Federal Government	28,307	25,904	52.2%

Total Private + Self	1,657,718	1,147,689	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	231,902	379,251	37.9%
Total	1,889,620	1,526,940	55.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	584,024	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	699,334	20.4%
Professional, Technical	798,003	23.3%
Service Occupations	536,738	15.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5,794	0.2%
All others	806,010	23.5%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	387,136	11.3%
Retail trade	364,445	10.6%
Construction	340,090	9.9%
Manufacturing	324,376	9.5%
Educational services	318,763	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	273,188	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	236,101	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	194,114	5.7%
Other services	173,972	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	161,257	4.7%
Finance and insurance	136,651	4.0%
Public administration	103,349	3.0%
Wholesale trade	99,740	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	94,713	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	71,380	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	46,976	1.4%
Information	41,106	1.2%
Utilities	36,836	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10,101	0.3%
Management	9,815	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,925,395	26.96%
Puerto Rican	57,654	0.81%
Cuban	48,021	0.67%
Dominican	11,247	0.16%

Total Central American	415,003	5.81%
Costa Rican	3,457	0.05%
Guatemalan	60,871	0.85%
Honduran	115,409	1.62%
Nicaraguan	12,814	0.18%
Panamanian	5,119	0.07%
Salvadoran	216,649	3.03%
Other Central American	684	0.01%

Total South American	145,738	2.04%
Argentinean	8,986	0.13%
Bolivian	2,300	0.03%
Chilean	4,961	0.07%
Colombian	52,284	0.73%
Ecuadorian	9,590	0.13%
Paraguayan	618	0.01%
Peruvian	14,591	0.20%
Uruguayan	1,987	0.03%
Venezuelan	50,221	0.70%
Other South American	200	0.00%

Other Hispanic	123,273	1.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	152,593	2.14%
Vietnamese	139,167	1.95%
Chinese	96,871	1.36%
Filipino	55,042	0.77%
Korean	18,989	0.27%
Taiwanese	7,356	0.10%
Japanese	7,185	0.10%
Cambodian	5,339	0.07%
Bangladeshi	4,367	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,018,971	60.4%
Spanish	1,971,831	29.6%
Other Indo-European	160,203	2.4%
Vietnamese	116,743	1.8%
Chinese	83,907	1.3%
Other Asian	73,937	1.1%
Other	67,781	1.0%
Arabic	41,374	0.6%
Tagalog	34,884	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	513,453	7.2%
English	438,919	6.1%
Irish	355,366	5.0%
American	261,758	3.7%
Italian	141,263	2.0%
French	132,091	1.8%
European	87,630	1.2%
Scottish	75,698	1.1%
Polish	74,899	1.0%
African	58,861	0.8%
Nigerian	58,771	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	47,583	0.7%
Czech	45,130	0.6%
Dutch	36,107	0.5%
British	35,476	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,171,069	86.4%
Not a citizen	971,534	13.6%

Native	5,454,249	76.4%
Foreign-born	1,688,354	23.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%
2024	7,647,590	7,315,054	332,536	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,760,561
Median Value	$252,052

Occupied	2,524,403	91.4%
Vacant	236,158	8.6%

Owned	1,542,231	61.1%
Rented	982,172	38.9%
Median Rent	$1,323

Single-Family Units	1,813,860	65.7%
Detached	1,729,164	62.6%
Attached	84,696	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	706,944	25.6%
Mobile Homes	124,473	4.5%

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area

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

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

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

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

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