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Houston Metro

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · 10 counties · 7,904,627 residents (2025 est.) · 8,838 sq mi
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With 7,442,788 people, Houston is a metro area. Since 2000 the metro area has risen by half, up 2,727,381 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 24%. The median age is 35.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Density works out to 842 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
7,442,788
+58%since 2000
from 4,715,407 in 2000
7,904,627 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
842 / sq mi
+58%since 2000
from 534 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.5
+11%since 2000
from 32.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8,838 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.4M4.5M5.6M6.7M7.8M19902000201020202024Houston
20247.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(491,257)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.3%(540,454)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.5%(555,750)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(531,470)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(485,931)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(1,069,757)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(1,087,548)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(946,832)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(815,242)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.8%(581,615)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(254,650)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(82,282)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$83,674
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,876 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,619
+97%since 2000
from $21,657 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.2%
+18.2 ptssince 2009
from 36.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.482
+2%since 2010
from 0.472 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade9.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$297,128
+90%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,931 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,457
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $594 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 61.1% in 2000
38.5% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.77 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.90 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 44.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+45%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic48.2%(2,274,829)
Black16.6%(783,955)
Hispanic / Latino28.7%(1,353,477)
Asian4.8%(226,308)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic32.8%(2,443,664)
Black17%(1,261,664)
Hispanic / Latino38.2%(2,845,658)
Asian8.2%(613,942)
Other3.7%(277,860)
Diversity Score
86
+6%since 2009
from 81 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
46
−6%since 2020
from 49 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican26.1%(1,942,584)
Central American6.1%(450,746)
Salvadoran2.9%(218,960)
South American2.3%(170,724)
Honduran1.8%(134,035)
Cuban0.9%(70,058)
Guatemalan0.9%(68,584)
Venezuelan0.9%(66,041)
Puerto Rican0.8%(59,852)
Colombian0.8%(55,604)
Spaniard0.4%(26,133)
Nicaraguan0.3%(19,013)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(16,232)
Dominican0.2%(15,269)
Ecuadorian0.2%(11,678)
Argentine0.1%(10,420)
Chilean0.1%(5,325)
Panamanian0.1%(4,916)
Costa Rican0%(3,368)
Bolivian0%(2,513)
Uruguayan0%(1,537)
Paraguayan0%(857)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.2%(161,033)
Vietnamese2%(149,336)
Chinese1.4%(104,717)
Filipino0.8%(60,336)
Pakistani0.7%(49,943)
Korean0.3%(19,846)
Taiwanese0.1%(8,366)
Japanese0.1%(7,570)
Kazakh0.1%(5,937)
Cambodian0.1%(5,934)
Nepalese0.1%(5,030)
Bangladeshi0.1%(5,005)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.1%(4,340)
Sri Lankan0%(3,321)
Indonesian0%(2,876)
Laotian0%(2,494)
Burmese0%(2,207)
Malaysian0%(1,057)
Hmong0%(781)
Uzbek0%(379)
Bhutanese0%(129)
Mongolian0%(41)
Mien0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(5,296)
Chamorro0%(3,353)
Samoan0%(1,785)
Fijian0%(160)
Guamanian0%(151)
Chuukese0%(138)
Tongan0%(132)
Ancestry
German6.9%(516,081)
English6.7%(501,476)
Irish4.9%(364,101)
American3.6%(268,511)
Subsaharan African2.1%(157,065)
Italian2%(151,269)
French1.6%(119,414)
Scottish1.1%(80,471)
Polish1%(72,623)
Nigerian0.9%(68,923)
Arab0.9%(64,776)
Czech0.6%(46,365)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.6%(43,377)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(42,123)
Dutch0.5%(34,369)
Norwegian0.4%(30,423)
Swedish0.4%(29,535)
British0.3%(25,700)
Russian0.3%(23,052)
Welsh0.3%(21,382)
Iranian0.2%(17,536)
Jamaican0.2%(17,459)
French Canadian0.2%(16,295)
Greek0.2%(13,636)
Lebanese0.2%(12,906)
Danish0.2%(11,794)
Portuguese0.2%(11,553)
Ukrainian0.1%(10,306)
Brazilian0.1%(9,380)
Egyptian0.1%(9,359)
Canadian0.1%(9,144)
Hungarian0.1%(9,050)
Iraqi0.1%(8,299)
Swiss0.1%(7,932)
Haitian0.1%(7,506)
Austrian0.1%(7,462)
Turkish0.1%(7,286)
Ethiopian0.1%(7,276)
Palestinian0.1%(7,194)
Romanian0.1%(6,450)
Kenyan0.1%(5,583)
Lithuanian0.1%(4,612)
Jordanian0.1%(4,305)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,080)
Finnish0.1%(3,820)
Croatian0.1%(3,804)
Syrian0.1%(3,720)
Moroccan0%(3,614)
Slovak0%(3,488)
Belgian0%(3,462)
Serbian0%(3,335)
Armenian0%(2,454)
Israeli0%(1,930)
Australian0%(1,860)
Slovene0%(1,663)
Guyanese0%(1,216)
Bulgarian0%(900)
Barbadian0%(868)
Macedonian0%(703)
Latvian0%(632)
Somali0%(528)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.0%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 26.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.1%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 76.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.7%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.0 min
+46%since 2000
from 20.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.6%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 78.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.4%
+10.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 68.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.6%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
50.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
24.3%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 9.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
18.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 23.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.8%
+12.5 ptssince 2017
from 80.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 94.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
60.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 61.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
29.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 29.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.3%(1,078,284)
Married53.1%(1,533,225)
Widowed2%(57,026)
Divorced7.6%(219,989)
Women 15+
Never married32.6%(968,474)
Married50.2%(1,490,037)
Widowed6.6%(196,119)
Divorced10.5%(312,173)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
18.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 23.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 52.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 26.5% 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)32.6%(86,159)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(67,657)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(73,791)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(7,704)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(1,762)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 264,059 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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In this metro

Largest cities

HoustonCENTRAL2,397,315PasadenaCENTRAL148,539Pearland129,930The WoodlandsCENTRAL121,002League City119,905ConroeCENTRAL119,564Sugar LandCENTRAL107,726Atascocita99,354BaytownCENTRAL86,561Missouri City77,327Spring68,580Fulshear64,630Texas CityCENTRAL59,733GalvestonCENTRAL53,636Channelview43,605Rosenberg42,701Friendswood41,319La Porte37,983Mission Bend36,586Deer Park34,282Alvin30,115Katy28,373Lake Jackson27,803Sienna24,992Fresno24,560Pecan Grove24,272Cloverleaf24,063Dickinson21,908Angleton21,295Manvel20,699

The 30 most populous of 164 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

10 component counties

Harris CountyCENTRAL5,045,026Fort Bend CountyCENTRAL975,191Montgomery County781,194Brazoria CountyCENTRAL419,080Galveston County372,207Liberty County121,364Waller CountyCENTRAL69,858Chambers County57,594Austin County33,625San Jacinto County29,488
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has about 7,442,788 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

The typical household in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns about $83,674 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX expensive?

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, the median home is worth about $297,128, and the typical rent is about $1,457 a month.

How educated are people in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

About 36.0% of adults age 25 and over in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

About 13.9% of people in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,675,453 residents, a change of about 98 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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