COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harris County

Texas · 2,818,199 residents · 1,707 sq mi

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Harris County is a county of 2,818,199 people in Texas. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $62,600. There are 582,379 fewer people here than in 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 15% ahead of the Texas median.

At a glance

Average income

near 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

2,818,199

−17%vs 2000

vs 3,400,578 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 31.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,707 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244.8M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(240,313)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(231,923)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(210,149)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(205,115)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(217,106)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(579,646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(468,101)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(281,133)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(188,239)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.4%(123,279)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(57,101)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(16,094)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,970

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,598 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,202

−29%vs 2000

vs $21,435 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,600

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$405

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $590 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.3% in 2000

48.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.1%(1,432,264)

Black18.2%(619,694)

Hispanic / Latino32.9%(1,119,751)

Asian5.1%(173,026)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.8%(1,826,341)

Black19.2%(540,404)

Hispanic / Latino22.5%(634,648)

Asian3.9%(109,050)

Other12.1%(342,404)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.7%(1,435,623)

Central American7.7%(374,605)

Salvadoran3.6%(175,990)

Honduran2.4%(115,984)

South American2.3%(113,368)

Guatemalan1.2%(60,165)

Cuban1.2%(57,148)

Venezuelan0.9%(41,952)

Puerto Rican0.8%(38,757)

Colombian0.8%(38,123)

Spaniard0.3%(16,093)

Nicaraguan0.3%(15,567)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.2%(11,959)

Peruvian0.2%(11,187)

Ecuadorian0.2%(7,738)

Argentine0.1%(6,939)

Panamanian0.1%(3,765)

Chilean0.1%(3,173)

Costa Rican0%(1,924)

Bolivian0%(1,849)

Uruguayan0%(1,254)

Paraguayan0%(762)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2.2%(107,030)

Asian Indian1.5%(73,518)

Chinese1.2%(56,337)

Filipino0.7%(33,464)

Pakistani0.5%(22,548)

Korean0.3%(13,085)

Japanese0.1%(5,353)

Kazakh0.1%(5,094)

Taiwanese0.1%(4,485)

Cambodian0.1%(3,848)

Bangladeshi0.1%(3,393)

Thai0.1%(2,758)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0.1%(2,719)

Sri Lankan0%(2,357)

Laotian0%(2,317)

Indonesian0%(2,007)

Burmese0%(1,915)

Malaysian0%(344)

Uzbek0%(332)

Singaporean0%(164)

Bhutanese0%(129)

Hmong0%(106)

Mongolian0%(6)

Mien0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(3,816)

Chamorro0%(2,253)

Samoan0%(1,304)

Guamanian0%(132)

Fijian0%(113)

Chuukese0%(75)

Tongan0%(73)

Ancestry

English5.7%(277,010)

German5.7%(276,866)

Irish4%(195,678)

American3.2%(153,934)

Subsaharan African2.1%(103,015)

Italian1.8%(85,847)

French1.4%(66,717)

Scottish0.9%(45,345)

Polish0.9%(42,092)

Arab0.8%(40,801)

Nigerian0.8%(40,440)

West Indian0.7%(32,071)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(24,032)

Czech0.5%(23,233)

Dutch0.4%(19,516)

Swedish0.4%(17,526)

Norwegian0.4%(16,990)

British0.3%(15,334)

Russian0.3%(14,002)

Jamaican0.3%(12,580)

Iranian0.3%(12,375)

Welsh0.2%(11,943)

French Canadian0.2%(9,770)

Greek0.2%(8,233)

Lebanese0.2%(8,161)

Portuguese0.1%(7,170)

Danish0.1%(6,844)

Egyptian0.1%(6,184)

Ethiopian0.1%(5,789)

Haitian0.1%(5,676)

Brazilian0.1%(5,502)

Ukrainian0.1%(5,478)

Canadian0.1%(5,037)

Hungarian0.1%(4,997)

Austrian0.1%(4,966)

Palestinian0.1%(4,948)

Iraqi0.1%(4,877)

Swiss0.1%(4,444)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(3,992)

Turkish0.1%(3,459)

Romanian0.1%(3,392)

Jordanian0.1%(2,858)

Syrian0.1%(2,760)

Lithuanian0.1%(2,623)

Kenyan0.1%(2,558)

Slovak0%(2,412)

Croatian0%(2,404)

Ghanaian0%(2,262)

Serbian0%(2,149)

Finnish0%(2,034)

Moroccan0%(1,911)

Armenian0%(1,712)

Israeli0%(1,707)

Belgian0%(1,524)

Australian0%(1,356)

Slovene0%(1,063)

Guyanese0%(972)

Macedonian0%(635)

Bulgarian0%(496)

Barbadian0%(372)

Latvian0%(355)

Somali0%(211)

Cape Verdean0%(126)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 19.6 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 married40.4%(758,989)

Married49.9%(936,843)

Widowed2%(36,851)

Divorced7.7%(144,823)

Women 15+

Never married35.9%(690,373)

Married46.8%(900,476)

Widowed6.5%(125,076)

Divorced10.8%(208,369)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.9%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 26.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% 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)33.3%(50,487)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(37,124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27%(40,991)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(5,235)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(1,270)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 151,833 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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