Houston

Population: 2,300,419
Median household income: $62,894
Median home value: $253,400

Located in Harris County, Texas, Houston is a community with a population of 2,300,419. At $62,894, its median household income sits below Harris County's $73,104.

Between 2019 and 2023, Houston's population held roughly steady from 2,310,432 to 2,300,419, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $171,800 to $253,400.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 44.1% of the population. 69.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,300,419
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,894
Median home value: $253,400
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 1,023,112
Homeownership rate: 42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,310,4322,300,419

Median household income

$52,338$62,894

Median home value

$171,800$253,400

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,310,432	$52,338	$171,800	$1,041
2020	2,313,238	$53,600	$186,800	$1,086
2021	2,293,288	$56,019	$200,700	$1,136
2022	2,296,253	$60,440	$235,000	$1,235
2023	2,300,419	$62,894	$253,400	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155,134	6.7%
5 to 17	387,901	16.9%
18 to 24	226,319	9.8%
25 to 34	409,702	17.8%
35 to 44	332,490	14.5%
45 to 54	269,743	11.7%
55 to 64	242,006	10.5%
65 to 74	168,093	7.3%
75 and over	109,031	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	542,885	23.6%
Black or African American	517,798	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,065	0.1%
Asian	156,983	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,053	0.0%
Some other race	8,401	0.4%
Two or more races	56,466	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,013,768	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	302,341	19.7%
High school graduate	329,581	21.5%
Some college or associate's	348,258	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	326,761	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	224,124	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	775,801	69.7%
Carpooled	112,340	10.1%
Public transit	36,154	3.3%
Walked	21,306	1.9%
Bicycle	4,734	0.4%
Worked from home	129,951	11.7%
Other means	32,055	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178,831	18.2%
15 to 29 min	375,191	38.2%
30 to 44 min	272,000	27.7%
45 to 59 min	84,807	8.6%
60+ min	71,561	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 19.7% (445,810 of 2,264,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	532,530	58.1%
Nonfamily households	384,006	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	916,536	89.6%
Vacant	106,576	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	384,672	42.0%
Renter-occupied	531,864	58.0%

1-unit, detached43.0%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units18.2%

20 or more units26.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	439,889	43.0%
1-unit, attached	49,864	4.9%
2 to 4 units	68,766	6.7%
5 to 19 units	186,107	18.2%
20 or more units	267,283	26.1%
Mobile home & other	11,203	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4835000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 641 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 29.7857, -95.3888