Houston, TX [4835000 ] Demographic-Economic Characteristics
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ACS 2018 Social Characteristics (1-year estimates)
DP02 -- SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS	Item	Value	Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	S001	849,105	849,105
Family households (families)	S002	526,824	62.0
With own children of the householder under 18 years	S003	242,436	28.6
Married-couple family	S004	325,923	38.4
With own children of the householder under 18 years	S005	139,206	16.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	S006	58,363	6.9
With own children of the householder under 18 years	S007	24,930	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	S008	142,538	16.8
With own children of the householder under 18 years	S009	78,300	9.2
Nonfamily households	S010	322,281	38.0
Householder living alone	S011	262,003	30.9
65 years and over	S012	66,470	7.8
Households with one or more people under 18 years	S013	276,446	32.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	S014	181,377	21.4
Average household size	S015	2.70	...
Average family size	S016	3.46	...
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	S017	2,291,133	2,291,133
Householder	S018	849,105	37.1
Spouse	S019	325,486	14.2
Child	S020	734,112	32.0
Other relatives	S021	236,441	10.3
Nonrelatives	S022	145,989	6.4
Unmarried partner	S023	60,099	2.6
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	S024	913,042	913,042
Never married	S025	409,618	44.9
Now married, except separated	S026	383,391	42.0
Separated	S027	24,002	2.6
Widowed	S028	17,430	1.9
Divorced	S029	78,601	8.6
Females 15 years and over	S030	926,965	926,965
Never married	S031	365,285	39.4
Now married, except separated	S032	364,146	39.3
Separated	S033	34,333	3.7
Widowed	S034	65,740	7.1
Divorced	S035	97,461	10.5
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	S036	37,168	37,168
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	S037	15,201	40.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	S038	41	...
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	S039	60	...
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	S040	26	...
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	S041	88	...
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	S042	37	...
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	S043	57,725	57,725
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	S044	19,832	34.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	S045	2,738	4.7
1 or 2 years	S046	3,971	6.9
3 or 4 years	S047	4,519	7.8
5 or more years	S048	8,604	14.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years	S049	19,832	19,832
Who are female	S050	12,395	62.5
Who are married	S051	13,828	69.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	S052	611,029	611,029
Nursery school, preschool	S053	37,903	6.2
Kindergarten	S054	34,438	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	S055	255,497	41.8
High school (grades 9-12)	S056	119,988	19.6
College or graduate school	S057	163,203	26.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	S058	1,516,974	1,516,974
Less than 9th grade	S059	191,191	12.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	S060	133,816	8.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	S061	349,421	23.0
Some college, no degree	S062	261,163	17.2
Associate's degree	S063	81,922	5.4
Bachelor's degree	S064	303,248	20.0
Graduate or professional degree	S065	196,213	12.9
High school graduate or higher	S066	1,191,967	78.6
Bachelor's degree or higher	S067	499,461	32.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	S068	1,746,972	1,746,972
Civilian veterans	S069	63,351	3.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population	S070	2,309,778	2,309,778
With a disability	S071	212,193	9.2
Under 18 years	S072	578,329	578,329
With a disability	S073	19,083	3.3
18 to 64 years	S074	1,489,291	1,489,291
With a disability	S075	106,726	7.2
65 years and over	S076	242,158	242,158
With a disability	S077	86,384	35.7
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	S078	2,291,172	2,291,172
Same house	S079	1,892,459	82.6
Different house in the U.S.	S080	373,949	16.3
Same county	S081	287,883	12.6
Different county	S082	86,066	3.8
Same state	S083	45,579	2.0
Different state	S084	40,487	1.8
Abroad	S085	24,764	1.1
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	S086	2,326,090	2,326,090
Native	S087	1,634,606	70.3
Born in United States	S088	1,600,290	68.8
State of residence	S089	1,204,688	51.8
Different state	S090	395,602	17.0
Born in Puerto Rico, US Island areas or born abroad to American parents	S091	34,316	1.5
Foreign born	S092	691,484	29.7
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	S093	691,484	691,484
Naturalized U.S. citizen	S094	220,845	31.9
Not a U.S. citizen	S095	470,639	68.1
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	S096	725,800	725,800
Native	S097	34,316	34,316
Entered 2010 or later	S098	12,900	37.6
Entered before 2010	S099	21,416	62.4
Foreign born	S100	691,484	691,484
Entered 2010 or later	S101	216,740	31.3
Entered before 2010	S102	474,744	68.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	S103	691,484	691,484
Europe	S104	27,204	3.9
Asia	S105	157,963	22.8
Africa	S106	43,980	6.4
Oceania	S107	1,897	0.3
Latin America	S108	452,702	65.5
Northern America	S109	7,738	1.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	S110	2,156,747	2,156,747
English only	S111	1,079,622	50.1
Language other than English	S112	1,077,125	49.9
Speak English "less than very well"	S113	502,755	23.3
Spanish	S114	838,300	38.9
Speak English "less than very well"	S115	420,153	19.5
Other Indo-European languages	S116	79,023	3.7
Speak English "less than very well"	S117	16,934	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	S118	105,065	4.9
Speak English "less than very well"	S119	49,282	2.3
Other languages	S120	54,737	2.5
Speak English "less than very well"	S121	16,386	0.8
ANCESTRY
Total population	S122	2,326,090	2,326,090
American	S123	84,456	3.6
Arab	S124	28,353	1.2
Czech	S125	8,900	0.4
Danish	S126	3,190	0.1
Dutch	S127	9,529	0.4
English	S128	81,057	3.5
French (except Basque)	S129	31,373	1.3
French Canadian	S130	4,377	0.2
German	S131	104,728	4.5
Greek	S132	3,870	0.2
Hungarian	S133	2,278	0.1
Irish	S134	72,090	3.1
Italian	S135	33,842	1.5
Lithuanian	S136	605	0.0
Norwegian	S137	6,671	0.3
Polish	S138	20,441	0.9
Portuguese	S139	2,292	0.1
Russian	S140	7,956	0.3
Scotch-Irish	S141	10,385	0.4
Scottish	S142	22,056	0.9
Slovak	S143	1,250	0.1
Subsaharan African	S144	70,570	3.0
Swedish	S145	6,986	0.3
Swiss	S146	1,627	0.1
Ukrainian	S147	2,571	0.1
Welsh	S148	5,627	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	S149	7,618	0.3
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE
Total households	S150	849,105	849,105
With a computer	S151	780,484	91.9
With a broadband Internet subscription	S152	710,270	83.6