Texas| MapStats |
Texas| People MapStats | Houston | Texas | |
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Population, 2006 estimate | 2,144,491 | 23,507,783 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | 8.8% | 12.7% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | 172,936 | 2,655,993 |
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Population, 2000 | 1,953,631 | 20,851,820 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 8.2% | 7.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 27.5% | 28.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 8.4% | 9.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 | 50.1% | 50.4% |
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White persons, 2000 | 962,610 | 14,799,505 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 | 494,496 | 2,404,566 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 | 8,568 | 118,362 |
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Asian persons, 2000 | 103,694 | 562,319 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 | 1,182 | 14,434 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 | 321,603 | 2,438,001 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 | 61,478 | 514,633 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 | 730,865 | 6,669,666 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 49.3% | 71.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 25.3% | 11.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 5.3% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 | 16.5% | 11.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 3.1% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 37.4% | 32.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 46.9% | 49.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 26.4% | 13.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 41.3% | 31.2% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 | 845,709 | 3,176,743 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 27.0% | 23.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 27.4 | 25.4 |
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Households, 2000 | 717,945 | 7,393,354 |
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Persons per household, 2000 | 2.67 | 2.74 |
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Housing units, 2000 | 782,009 | 8,157,575 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 | 45.8% | 63.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $79,300 | $82,500 |
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Median household income, 1999 | $36,616 | $39,927 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 | $20,101 | $19,617 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 19.2% | 15.4% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 | 59,202 | 758,093 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 | 146,349 | 975,856 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 | 18.3% | 16.2% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 | 38.0% | 36.8% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 | 45.4% | 42.3% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 | 59.4% | 53.6% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 | 131,711 | 1,033,311 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 | 6,859 | 4,955 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 | 110,220 | 919,658 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 | 21,491 | 113,653 |
| Business MapStats | Houston | Texas | |
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Total number of firms, 2002 | 187,124 | 1,734,509 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 11.3% | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.0% | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 27.6% | 27.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | S | 0.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 8.5% | 4.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 22.3% | 18.4% |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 122,727,158 | 397,405,111 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 25,813,909 | 228,694,755 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $12,889 | $10,528 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 4,155,251 | 29,914,774 |
| Geography MapStats | Houston | Texas | |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 579 | 261,797 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 | 3,371.7 | 79.6 |
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Average daily temperature (farenheit) in January, 1961-90 | 52.2º | X |
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Average daily temperature (farenheit) in July, 1961-90 | 83.5º | X |
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Avg daily minimum temperature (farenheit) in January, 1961-90 | 42.9º | X |
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Avg daily maximum temperature (farenheit) in July, 1961-90 | 92.3º | X |
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Average annual precipitation, 1961-1990 | 50.83" | X |
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Heating degree days, 1961-1990 | 1,371 | X |
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Cooling degree days, 1961-1990 | 3,012 | X |
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FIPS Code | 35000 | 48 |
| Counties | Fort Bend County Harris County Montgomery County |
Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
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