CITY · INCORPORATED 1837 · 1990 CENSUS

Houston

Texas · 1,630,672 residents · 641 sq mi

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Houston is a city of 1,630,672 people in Texas. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $57,100. The poverty rate is 20.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 322,959 fewer people here than in 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,630,672

−17%vs 2000

vs 1,953,631 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−1%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

641 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(134,913)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(123,773)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(110,564)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(115,806)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(140,100)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.1%(343,554)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(250,223)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(159,544)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(118,490)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(82,704)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(39,462)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(11,539)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,261

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,616 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,261

−29%vs 2000

vs $20,101 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,100

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$390

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $575 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.8% in 2000

55.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic30.8%(601,851)

Black25%(487,851)

Hispanic / Latino37.4%(730,865)

Asian5.3%(102,706)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.8%(860,323)

Black28.1%(457,574)

Hispanic / Latino27.2%(442,943)

Asian4%(66,008)

Other15.1%(246,767)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.1%(654,491)

Central American9.7%(226,944)

Salvadoran4.2%(96,778)

Honduran3.2%(74,686)

South American2.4%(54,941)

Guatemalan1.9%(44,350)

Cuban1.1%(25,579)

Venezuelan1%(23,444)

Puerto Rican0.8%(17,573)

Colombian0.7%(17,057)

Spaniard0.3%(7,754)

Nicaraguan0.3%(7,418)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(4,547)

Dominican0.2%(4,525)

Ecuadorian0.2%(3,725)

Argentine0.1%(3,381)

Panamanian0.1%(1,715)

Costa Rican0%(1,051)

Chilean0%(1,047)

Bolivian0%(946)

Uruguayan0%(439)

Paraguayan0%(128)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.7%(38,780)

Asian Indian1.6%(36,303)

Chinese1.5%(35,376)

Filipino0.5%(12,173)

Pakistani0.4%(9,427)

Korean0.3%(6,263)

Japanese0.2%(3,650)

Kazakh0.1%(3,100)

Taiwanese0.1%(2,502)

Bangladeshi0.1%(1,507)

Nepalese0.1%(1,394)

Thai0.1%(1,348)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(1,150)

Indonesian0%(1,056)

Cambodian0%(1,015)

Sri Lankan0%(655)

Laotian0%(426)

Malaysian0%(275)

Uzbek0%(205)

Bhutanese0%(120)

Singaporean0%(77)

Hmong0%(18)

Mongolian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,507)

Chamorro0%(879)

Samoan0%(394)

Fijian0%(85)

Chuukese0%(75)

Guamanian0%(19)

Marshallese0%(7)

Tongan0%(3)

Ancestry

English5.1%(119,865)

German4.9%(114,791)

Irish3.6%(83,467)

American3%(68,723)

Subsaharan African2.6%(60,690)

Italian1.7%(39,294)

French1.3%(31,026)

Nigerian1.1%(24,709)

Arab0.9%(21,985)

Scottish0.9%(21,044)

Polish0.8%(19,479)

West Indian0.6%(14,716)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(11,350)

Czech0.4%(10,377)

Dutch0.4%(8,720)

Swedish0.3%(8,121)

Iranian0.3%(7,816)

Russian0.3%(7,805)

British0.3%(7,334)

Norwegian0.3%(6,714)

Jamaican0.3%(6,097)

Welsh0.2%(5,412)

Lebanese0.2%(4,530)

Ethiopian0.2%(4,413)

Greek0.2%(4,067)

French Canadian0.2%(3,948)

Egyptian0.1%(3,364)

Ukrainian0.1%(3,116)

Danish0.1%(3,094)

Iraqi0.1%(2,974)

Portuguese0.1%(2,870)

Swiss0.1%(2,635)

Haitian0.1%(2,609)

Turkish0.1%(2,504)

Austrian0.1%(2,458)

Hungarian0.1%(2,369)

Palestinian0.1%(2,363)

Brazilian0.1%(2,361)

Canadian0.1%(2,119)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,562)

Jordanian0.1%(1,548)

Syrian0.1%(1,489)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,417)

Romanian0.1%(1,380)

Slovak0.1%(1,375)

Croatian0.1%(1,314)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,294)

Armenian0%(1,152)

Kenyan0%(1,110)

Moroccan0%(1,055)

Finnish0%(1,036)

Israeli0%(897)

Serbian0%(827)

Belgian0%(797)

Australian0%(646)

Macedonian0%(625)

Guyanese0%(531)

Slovene0%(517)

Bulgarian0%(306)

Latvian0%(283)

Barbadian0%(113)

Somali0%(68)

Cape Verdean0%(66)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.2%(418,163)

Married44.5%(411,792)

Widowed2.1%(19,044)

Divorced8.2%(75,703)

Women 15+

Never married41%(388,217)

Married41.1%(389,238)

Widowed6.7%(63,459)

Divorced11.3%(107,032)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

23.7%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 29.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.8%(17,979)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(13,549)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(18,132)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(3,044)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(768)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 62,437 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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