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People QuickFacts |
Houston |
Texas |
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Population, 2014 estimate |
2,239,558 |
26,956,958 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base |
2,096,661 |
25,146,104 |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 |
6.8% |
7.2% |
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Population, 2010 |
2,099,451 |
25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 |
8.1% |
7.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 |
25.9% |
27.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 |
9.0% |
10.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 |
49.8% |
50.4% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) |
50.5% |
70.4% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) |
23.7% |
11.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.7% |
0.7% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) |
6.0% |
3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.1% |
0.1% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 |
3.3% |
2.7% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) |
43.8% |
37.6% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 |
25.6% |
45.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 |
79.4% |
82.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 |
28.3% |
16.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 |
46.3% |
34.7% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 |
75.4% |
81.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 |
29.2% |
26.7% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 |
84,874 |
1,583,272 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 |
25.9 |
25.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 |
892,646 |
9,977,436 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 |
45.4% |
63.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 |
48.2% |
24.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 |
$123,900 |
$128,900 |
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Households, 2009-2013 |
781,407 |
8,886,471 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 |
2.69 |
2.82 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 |
$27,305 |
$26,019 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 |
$45,010 |
$51,900 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 |
22.9% |
17.6% |