place

Houston, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Houston, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,300,419

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,813

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

Houston added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone706,709 (30.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone528,496 (22.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race488,823 (21.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone345,398 (14.8%)
  • Asian Alone161,755 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races71,020 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish801,933
  2. 2.Other Indo-European44,814
  3. 3.Vietnamese32,707
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)29,845
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island18,551

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

29.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

62,437

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$41,142

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance233,829
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services183,866
  3. 3.Construction (Group)121,953
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)116,847
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services102,791

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations460,221
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations212,431
  3. 3.Service Occupations205,450
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations144,618
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations127,844

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.59×)125,099
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.54×)27,950
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.25×)175,346
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)30,750
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)76,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$253,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,313/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

42.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99955,599 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99953,266 (13.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99940,414 (10.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99937,532 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99937,243 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99925,178 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,664

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone761,115 (67.7%)
  • Worked At Home146,327 (13.0%)
  • Carpooled119,359 (10.6%)
  • Public Transit35,625 (3.2%)
  • Other28,102 (2.5%)
  • Walked22,830 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.