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Over 1,953,631 people live in Houston, Texas, nine hundred and seventy-five thousand, five hundred and fifty-one males, 978,080 females. The median age for Houston, Texas is thirty point nine years old. The number of households is 717,945. The number of affordable housing units in Houston, Texas is sixty-four thousand, sixty-four compared to 10,424,540 nationwide. The number of Houston, Texas owner-occupied units is seven hundred and seventeen thousand, nine hundred and forty-five compared to one hundred and five million, four hundred and eighty thousand, one hundred and one in the U.S. The median value of Houston, Texas housing units currently stands at seventy-nine thousand, three hundred dollars. In terms of Houston, Texas income characteristics, the median household income for Houston, Texas is $36,616 dollars.
QuickFacts
| | Houston, Texas | United States |
| Total population | 1,953,631 | 281,421,906 |
| State | Texas | |
| City | Houston | |
Houston, Texas Population
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| Male | 975,551 | 49.94% | 49.06% |
| Female | 978,080 | 50.06% | 50.94% |
| Median age (years) | 30.9 | | 35.3 |
| 18 years and over | 1,416,973 | 72.53% | 74.31% |
| 21 years and over | 1,329,344 | 68.04% | 69.97% |
| 62 years and over | 197,956 | 10.13% | 14.66% |
| 65 years and over | 164,065 | 8.4% | 12.43% |
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| White | 962,610 | 49.27% | 75.14% |
| Black or African American | 494,496 | 25.31% | 12.32% |
| Asian | 103,694 | 5.31% | 3.64% |
| Some other race | 331,353 | 16.96% | 5.46% |
| Two or more races | 61,478 | 3.15% | 2.43% |
Houston, Texas Housing
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| Total housing units | 782,378 | | 115,904,641 |
| - Vacant housing units | 64,064 | 8.19% | 8.99% |
| - Occupied housing units | 717,945 | 91.76% | 91.01% |
| - - Owner-occupied housing units | 328,741 | 42.02% | 60.24% |
| - - Renter-occupied housing units | 389,204 | 49.75% | 30.77% |
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT |
| 1999 to March 2000 | 204,451 | 28.48% | 19.95% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 223,311 | 31.1% | 28.9% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 98,942 | 13.78% | 16.07% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 79,120 | 11.02% | 15.58% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 58,862 | 8.2% | 9.86% |
| 1969 or earlier | 53,545 | 7.46% | 9.65% |
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| Total households | 717,945 | | 105,480,101 |
| Family households (families) | 457,549 | 63.73% | 68.06% |
| Nonfamily households | 260,396 | 36.27% | 31.94% |
| | Houston, Texas | United States |
| VALUE |
| Less than $50,000 | 67,518 | 5,457,817 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 122,721 | 16,778,971 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 43,858 | 13,110,384 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 22,880 | 8,075,904 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 20,210 | 6,583,049 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 11,940 | 3,584,108 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 4,909 | 1,308,116 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 1,498 | 313,759 |
| Median (dollars) | 79,300 | 119,600 |
Houston, Texas Education
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 536,832 | | 76,632,927 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 34,079 | 6.35% | 6.47% |
| Kindergarten | 34,862 | 6.49% | 5.43% |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 242,518 | 45.18% | 43.92% |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 110,148 | 20.52% | 21.38% |
| College or graduate school | 115,225 | 21.46% | 22.81% |
Houston, Texas Economy
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| Population 16 years and over | 1,472,506 | | 217,168,077 |
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In labor force | 931,236 | 63.24% | 63.92% |
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Civilian labor force | 930,478 | 63.19% | 63.39% |
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Employed | 859,961 | 58.4% | 59.73% |
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Unemployed | 70,517 | 4.79% | 3.66% |
| - - -
Percent of civilian labor force | 7.6 | | 5.8 |
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Armed Forces | 758 | 0.05% | 0.53% |
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Not in labor force | 541,270 | 36.76% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 744,436 | 50.56% | 51.66% |
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In labor force | 416,702 | 28.3% | 29.72% |
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Civilian labor force | 416,544 | 28.29% | 29.65% |
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Employed | 381,348 | 25.9% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 177,908 | 12.08% | 10.05% |
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All parents in family in labor force | 86,813 | | 12,787,501 |
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With earnings | 613,491 | 41.66% | 39.12% |
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Mean earnings (dollars) | 53,217 | | 56,604 |
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With Social Security income | 125,273 | 8.51% | 12.47% |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 10,809 | | 11,320 |
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With Supplemental Security Income | 27,321 | 1.86% | 2.13% |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 6,091 | | 6,320 |
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With public assistance income | 21,363 | 1.45% | 1.67% |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,294 | | 3,032 |
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With retirement income | 69,468 | 4.72% | 8.13% |
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Mean retirement income (dollars) | 19,003 | | 17,376 |
| | Houston, Texas | %, Houston, Texas | United States |
| INCOME IN 1999 |
| Households | 718,897 | | 105,539,122 |
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Less than $10,000 | 83,410 | 11.6% | 9.54% |
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$10,000 to $14,999 | 49,047 | 6.82% | 6.31% |
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$15,000 to $24,999 | 105,887 | 14.73% | 12.83% |
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$25,000 to $34,999 | 104,792 | 14.58% | 12.81% |
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$35,000 to $49,999 | 117,451 | 16.34% | 16.53% |
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$50,000 to $74,999 | 116,362 | 16.19% | 19.46% |
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$75,000 to $99,999 | 57,368 | 7.98% | 10.23% |
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$100,000 to $149,999 | 49,446 | 6.88% | 7.72% |
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$150,000 to $199,999 | 16,419 | 2.28% | 2.2% |
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$200,000 or more | 18,715 | 2.6% | 2.37% |
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Median household income (dollars) | 36,616 | | 41,994 |
The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.
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