COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS
Harris County
Texas · 3,400,578 residents · 1,707.017 sq mi
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Harris County has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $42,598. Population has grown 21% since 1990. Median home value is $84,200. At a median age of 31.2, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 31.2
US median: 35.2
More educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20244.8M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 58.3%(281,361)
5 to 98.3%(281,427)
10 to 147.8%(266,174)
15 to 197.5%(254,828)
20 to 247.4%(252,608)
25 to 3416.9%(573,939)
35 to 4416.5%(562,437)
45 to 5412.8%(436,575)
55 to 647%(238,334)
65 to 744.3%(146,123)
75 to 842.4%(81,199)
85 and over0.8%(25,573)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$42,598
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $30,970 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$84,200
+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $62,600 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic64.8%(1,826,341)
Black19.2%(540,404)
Hispanic / Latino22.5%(634,648)
Asian3.9%(109,050)
2000
White, non-Hispanic42.1%(1,432,264)
Black18.2%(619,694)
Hispanic / Latino32.9%(1,119,751)
Asian5.1%(173,026)
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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
74.6%
−0.3 ptssince 1990
from 74.9% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.1%(406,168)
Married58%(735,067)
Widowed1.8%(22,718)
Divorced8.1%(102,665)
Women 15+
Never married25.5%(332,992)
Married55.5%(724,236)
Widowed7.7%(100,562)
Divorced11.2%(146,705)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Harris County, Texas?
Harris County, Texas has about 3,400,578 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Harris County, Texas?
The typical household in Harris County, Texas earns about $42,598 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Harris County, Texas expensive?
In Harris County, Texas, the median home is worth about $84,200, and the typical rent is about $590 a month.
How educated are people in Harris County, Texas?
About 26.9% of adults age 25 and over in Harris County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Harris County, Texas?
About 15.0% of people in Harris County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.
Has Harris County, Texas grown since 1990?
Yes, Harris County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 582,379 residents, a change of about 21 percent over that period.
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