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METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS

Houston Metro

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · 10 counties · 4,715,407 residents · 8,838 sq mi
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Houston is a metro area of 4,715,407 people. The population is up 25% since 1990. The median age is 32.1, younger than the US median of 35.2. Median home value sits at $85,931. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $44,876, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 32.1
US median: 35.2
Average education
26% 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

Total population
4,715,407
+25%since 1990
from 3,767,335 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Population density
534 / sq mi
+25%since 1990
from 426 / sq mi in 1990
Median age
32.1
+4%since 1990
from 30.8 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
8,838 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.4M4.5M5.6M6.7M7.8M19902000201020202024Houston
20247.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 58%(379,530)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 98.3%(389,048)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 148%(377,419)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 197.6%(358,344)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.9%(326,762)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.9%(749,277)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4416.9%(795,677)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.3%(627,012)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 647.3%(344,989)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 744.5%(213,409)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 842.5%(117,215)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over0.8%(36,725)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$44,876
+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $31,583 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$21,657
+45%since 1990
from $14,889 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
13.7%
−1.2 ptssince 1990
from 14.9% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$85,931
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $62,634 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$594
+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $411 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
61.1%
+4.4 ptssince 1990
from 56.7% in 1990
38.9% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic67.9%(2,556,965)
Black17.8%(671,841)
Hispanic / Latino20.3%(763,166)
Asian3.5%(130,525)
2000
White, non-Hispanic48.2%(2,274,829)
Black16.6%(783,955)
Hispanic / Latino28.7%(1,353,477)
Asian4.8%(226,308)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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
26.4%
+2.4 ptssince 1990
from 24.0% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
76.3%
+1.3 ptssince 1990
from 75.0% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
8.7%
+1.1 ptssince 1990
from 7.6% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.6 min
−16%since 1990
from 24.5 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
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 married30%(527,374)
Married59.9%(1,053,294)
Widowed1.9%(32,669)
Divorced8.2%(144,885)
Women 15+
Never married23.8%(430,214)
Married57.4%(1,040,123)
Widowed7.8%(141,964)
Divorced11%(198,679)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 4,715,407 residents according to the 2000 Census.

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

The typical household in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns about $44,876 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 $85,931, and the typical rent is about $594 a month.

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

About 26.4% 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 13.7% 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 948,072 residents, a change of about 25 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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