US Census Data

Harris County, Texas

37 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population
4,758,579
+2.4%’19–’23
Median household income
$73,104
+18.5%’19–’23
Median home value
$255,000
+45.1%’19–’23

Home to 4,758,579 residents, Harris County is one of Texas's counties. 37 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,104 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Harris County's population grew 2.4% from 4,646,630 to 4,758,579, while its median household income rose 18.5% from $61,705 to $73,104.

56.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
4,758,579
Median age
34.4 yrs
Median household income
$73,104
Median home value
$255,000
Median gross rent
$1,349
Housing units
1,884,607
Homeownership rate
54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
33.7%
Unemployment rate
6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
4,646,6304,758,579
Median household income
$61,705$73,104
Median home value
$175,700$255,000
Median gross rent
$1,078$1,349
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20194,646,630$61,705$175,700$1,078
20204,680,609$63,022$189,400$1,115
20214,697,957$65,788$201,200$1,164
20224,726,177$70,789$235,300$1,269
20234,758,579$73,104$255,000$1,349

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5329,9956.9%
5 to 17913,43019.2%
18 to 24441,2969.3%
25 to 34735,34515.5%
35 to 44691,39414.5%
45 to 54592,79412.5%
55 to 64510,86210.7%
65 to 74345,0537.3%
75 and over198,4104.2%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)1,303,07127.4%
Black or African American890,27318.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native5,0990.1%
Asian339,6257.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander2,5520.1%
Some other race20,6230.4%
Two or more races131,6682.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,065,66843.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma538,49917.5%
High school graduate698,36222.7%
Some college or associate's799,67626.0%
Bachelor's degree645,29821.0%
Graduate or professional degree392,02312.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
29 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone1,635,73972.4%
Carpooled230,81110.2%
Public transit47,4532.1%
Walked30,7881.4%
Bicycle5,9950.3%
Worked from home258,18111.4%
Other means50,6842.2%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min345,05417.2%
15 to 29 min713,09335.6%
30 to 44 min551,13327.5%
45 to 59 min211,49810.6%
60+ min180,6929.0%

Households

Average household size
2.73
Poverty rate
15.9% (749,481 of 4,708,367)
CountShare
Family households1,151,53566.6%
Nonfamily households576,56833.4%

Housing

Median year structure built
1988

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied1,728,10391.7%
Vacant156,5048.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied946,38954.8%
Renter-occupied781,71445.2%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached1,069,97156.8%
1-unit, attached71,2923.8%
2 to 4 units94,4845.0%
5 to 19 units264,99914.1%
20 or more units333,54317.7%
Mobile home & other50,3182.7%

Geography

County GEOID
48201
State
Texas
Land area
1,707 sq mi
Water area
70 sq mi
Center point
29.8573, -95.3930

Cities & places

37

Compare with nearby counties

5

Texas rankings

21

Other counties in Texas

253