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Situation & Outlook Report

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 26420)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA metro changed from 5,948,253 in 2010 to 6,497,864 in 2015, a change of 708,694 (11.9%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 6 in 2010 and 5 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was 52,967 (2011), 68,194 (2012), 88,820 (2013), 105,365 (2014), 105,365 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 6,803,630. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 854,554 (14.4%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 526,935 (2010) to 949,348 (2020), a change of 422,413 (80.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 32 in 2008 and 38 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $49,350 in 2008 to $54,820 in 2014, a change of $5,470 (11.1%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

282 metropolitan statistical areas, of the total 381, experienced an increase in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2009 and 2014. This metro ranked number 4 among the 381 metros based on 2014 GDP. The GDP (millions of current dollars) changed from $373,522 in 2009 to $525,397 in 2014 a change of $151,875 (40.66%). Real GDP (millions of real, inflation adjusted, dollars) changed from $373,522 in 2009 to $454,944 in 2014, a change of $81,422 (21.8%). GDP is the most comprehensive measure of metro economic activity. GDP is the sum of the GDP originating in all industries in the metro. See more about GDP in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 1,072 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 26420; see table usage details below the table.

Fortune 1000 Companies with headquarters in this metro.
  • Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.
  • American National Insurance Company
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • Apache Corporation
  • BMC Software, Inc.
  • Baker Hughes Incorporated
  • Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
  • Buckeye Partners, L.P.
  • Calpine Corporation
  • Cameron International Corporation
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
  • ConocoPhillips
  • Crown Castle International Corp.
  • Dresser-Rand Group Inc.
  • EOG Resources, Inc.
  • EP Energy Corporation
  • Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
  • Exterran Holdings, Inc.
  • FMC Technologies, Inc.
  • Genesis Energy, L.P.
  • Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
  • HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
  • Halliburton Company
  • Insperity, Inc.
  • KBR, Inc.
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
  • Kirby Corporation
  • Linn Energy, LLC
  • MRC Global Inc.
  • Marathon Oil Corporation
  • National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
  • Newfield Exploration Company
  • Nexeo Solutions Holdings, LLC
  • Noble Energy, Inc.
  • Oceaneering International, Inc.
  • Oil States International, Inc.
  • Pacific Life
  • Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
  • Phillips 66
  • Plains GP Holdings, L.P.
  • Quanta Services, Inc.
  • Service Corporation International
  • Southwestern Energy Company
  • Spectra Energy Corp
  • Stewart Information Services Corporation
  • Superior Energy Services, Inc.
  • Sysco Corporation
  • Targa Resources Corp.
  • The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.
  • Waste Connections, Inc.
  • Waste Management, Inc.
  • Westlake Chemical Corporation
  • Willbros Group, Inc.

Number in this metro: 53. Extended data & analysis in subscription edition.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Baytown
  •   Conroe
  •   Houston
  •   Sugar Land
  •   The Woodlands

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14
  Alvin, TX (4802272) 24,236 24,298 24,749 24,995 25,122 25,525 1,227 5.00
  Angleton, TX (4803264) 18,862 18,860 18,897 18,976 19,015 19,472 612 3.20
  Baytown, TX (4806128) 71,802 72,199 72,973 73,736 75,740 76,127 3,928 5.40
  Bellaire, TX (4807300) 16,855 16,906 17,189 17,480 17,896 18,252 1,346 8.00
  Clute, TX (4815652) 11,211 11,215 11,215 11,275 11,279 11,392 177 1.60
  Conroe, TX (4816432) 56,207 57,351 59,120 61,423 62,591 65,871 8,520 14.90
  Deer Park, TX (4819624) 32,010 32,119 32,596 33,068 33,348 33,719 1,600 5.00
  Dickinson, TX (4820344) 18,680 18,758 18,838 19,122 19,346 19,595 837 4.50
  Freeport, TX (4827420) 12,049 12,048 12,063 12,092 12,107 12,191 143 1.20
  Friendswood, TX (4827648) 35,805 35,930 36,313 36,941 37,614 38,248 2,318 6.50
  Galena Park, TX (4827996) 10,887 10,934 11,024 11,114 11,156 11,178 244 2.20
  Galveston, TX (4828068) 47,743 47,828 47,663 48,369 49,044 49,608 1,780 3.70
  Houston, TX (4835000) 2,099,451 2,102,421 2,129,784 2,164,834 2,203,806 2,239,558 137,137 6.50
  Humble, TX (4835348) 15,133 15,154 15,289 15,484 15,557 15,616 462 3.00
  Jacinto City, TX (4837156) 10,553 10,570 10,652 10,752 10,788 10,809 239 2.30
  Katy, TX (4838476) 14,102 14,167 14,410 14,772 15,088 15,591 1,424 10.10
  La Marque, TX (4841116) 14,509 14,571 14,682 14,948 15,186 15,521 950 6.50
  La Porte, TX (4841440) 33,800 33,874 34,190 34,533 34,798 35,039 1,165 3.40
  Lake Jackson, TX (4840588) 26,849 26,827 27,097 27,169 27,393 27,604 777 2.90
  League City, TX (4841980) 83,560 84,097 86,279 88,335 91,031 94,403 10,306 12.30
  Missouri City, TX (4848804) 67,358 67,223 67,922 68,665 70,053 71,710 4,487 6.70
  Pasadena, TX (4856000) 149,043 149,571 151,308 152,596 153,439 153,887 4,316 2.90
  Pearland, TX (4856348) 91,252 90,862 93,252 96,387 100,158 103,441 12,579 13.80
  Richmond, TX (4861892) 11,679 11,616 11,676 11,733 11,866 12,018 402 3.50
  Rosenberg, TX (4863284) 30,618 31,557 32,035 32,529 33,286 34,468 2,911 9.20
  Santa Fe, TX (4865726) 12,222 12,385 12,405 12,539 12,684 12,860 475 3.80
  Seabrook, TX (4866392) 11,952 12,004 12,197 12,460 12,681 12,792 788 6.60
  South Houston, TX (4869020) 16,983 17,021 17,180 17,382 17,490 17,536 515 3.00
  Stafford, TX (4869908) 17,693 17,762 17,887 17,993 18,193 18,344 582 3.30
  Sugar Land, TX (4870808) 78,817 79,109 80,527 81,863 83,859 86,777 7,668 9.70
  Texas City, TX (4872392) 45,099 45,316 45,213 45,704 46,145 46,639 1,323 2.90
  Tomball, TX (4873316) 10,753 10,773 10,935 11,047 11,117 11,299 526 4.90
  Webster, TX (4876948) 10,400 10,644 10,771 10,906 11,054 11,115 471 4.40
  West University Place, TX (4877956) 14,787 14,821 15,022 15,259 15,422 15,604 783 5.30

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 5,948,253 100.0 6,059,752 100.0 6,185,988 100.0 6,332,710 100.0 6,497,864 100.0 6,656,947 100.0
  Austin County, TX (48015) 28,379 0.5 28,598 0.5 28,560 0.5 28,713 0.5 28,994 0.4 29,563 0.4
  Brazoria County, TX (48039) 314,498 5.3 319,375 5.3 324,503 5.2 330,340 5.2 338,176 5.2 346,312 5.2
  Chambers County, TX (48071) 35,422 0.6 35,614 0.6 36,406 0.6 37,240 0.6 38,132 0.6 38,863 0.6
  Fort Bend County, TX (48157) 590,581 9.9 607,482 10.0 626,808 10.1 654,626 10.3 686,650 10.6 716,087 10.8
  Galveston County, TX (48167) 292,538 4.9 295,611 4.9 301,395 4.9 307,303 4.9 314,283 4.8 322,225 4.8
  Harris County, TX (48201) 4,108,187 69.1 4,181,238 69.0 4,262,504 68.9 4,352,462 68.7 4,447,577 68.4 4,538,028 68.2
  Liberty County, TX (48291) 75,857 1.3 76,074 1.3 76,471 1.2 77,032 1.2 78,200 1.2 79,654 1.2
  Montgomery County, TX (48339) 459,336 7.7 471,737 7.8 485,004 7.8 499,574 7.9 519,054 8.0 537,559 8.1
  Waller County, TX (48473) 43,455 0.7 44,023 0.7 44,337 0.7 45,420 0.7 46,798 0.7 48,656 0.7

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

4.2.1. RDEMS County Characteristics
Updated quarterly. For more information, see RDEMS Main.
Links open HSG1 Housing & New Residential Construction section. Select other sections from list above table.
  Austin County, TX
  Brazoria County, TX
  Chambers County, TX
  Fort Bend County, TX
  Galveston County, TX
  Harris County, TX
  Liberty County, TX
  Montgomery County, TX
  Waller County, TX

4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
Updated annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Race/Origin 6,313,158 6,490,180 177,022 2.80
  One race 6,170,779 6,349,358 178,579 2.89
    White 4,144,564 4,273,396 128,832 3.11
    Black/African American 4,144,564 4,273,396 128,832 3.11
    American Indian/Alaska Native 26,811 24,873 -1,938 -7.23
    Asian alone 441,249 473,582 32,333 7.33
    Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2,836 3,958 1,122 39.56
    Some other race alone 469,503 454,728 -14,775 -3.15
  Two or more races 142,379 140,822 -1,557 -1.09
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,279,622 2,356,245 76,623 3.36
Population 25 years and over 3,984,848 4,117,947 133,099 3.36
  % high school graduate or higher 82.0 82.0 0.0 0.00
  % bachelor's degree or higher 30.9 31.0 0.1 0.32
Total Households 2,158,139 2,226,123 67,984 0.32
  Median household income ($) 57,366 60,072 2,706 4.72
  Mean household income ($) 82,660 86,296 3,636 4.40
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Total Population: Gender & Age 6,313,158 6,490,180 177,022 2.80
  Male 3,141,608 3,223,863 82,255 4.40
  Female 3,171,550 3,266,317 94,767 4.40
  Under 5 years 475,501 481,095 5,594 4.40
  5 to 9 years 500,713 496,979 -3,734 -0.75
  10 to 14 years 467,558 492,091 24,533 5.25
  15 to 19 years 440,578 448,963 8,385 1.90
  20 to 24 years 443,960 453,105 9,145 2.06
  25 to 34 years 949,293 981,010 31,717 3.34
  35 to 44 years 897,966 928,646 30,680 3.42
  45 to 54 years 845,463 849,827 4,364 0.52
  55 to 59 years 382,408 396,032 13,624 3.56
  55 to 59 years 382,408 396,032 13,624 3.56
  60 to 64 years 308,554 323,840 15,286 4.95
  65 to 74 years 370,642 398,372 27,730 7.48
  75 to 84 years 168,120 175,495 7,375 4.39
  85 years and over 62,402 64,725 2,323 3.72
  Median age 33.6 34.0 0.4 1.19
  18 years and over 4,592,273 4,737,519 145,246 3.16
  21 years and over 4,336,342 4,479,309 142,967 3.30
  62 years and over 770,584 821,732 51,148 6.64
  65 years and over 601,164 638,592 37,428 6.23

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 2,295,018 2,300,907 2,324,476 2,352,448 2,392,626 2,441,161 140,254 6.10

5.2. General Housing Characteristics
Updated Annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Units in Structure 2,387,114 2,441,230 54,116 2.27
  1-unit, detached 1,479,899 1,522,469 42,570 2.88
  1-unit, attached 87,161 74,795 -12,366 -14.19
  2 units 27,002 26,970 -32 -0.12
  3 or 4 units 59,644 55,376 -4,268 -7.16
  5 to 9 units 118,219 115,078 -3,141 -2.66
  10 to 20 units 225,336 237,150 11,814 5.24
  20 or more units 279,347 292,922 13,575 4.86
  Item20132014Change
2013-14
%Change
2013-14
Housing Units: Occupancy & Tenure 2,387,114 2,441,230 54,116 2.27
  Occupied Housing Units 2,158,139 2,226,123 67,984 3.15
    Owner 1,297,710 1,314,711 17,001 1.31
    Renter 860,429 911,412 50,983 5.93
  Vacant Housing Units 228,975 215,107 -13,868 -6.06
  Homeowner vacancy rate 1.40 1.40 0.00...
  Rental vacancy rate 8.40 7.10 -1.30...
Average household size; owner-occ 3.04 3.03 -0.01 -0.33
Average household size; renter-occ 2.66 2.66 0.00 0.00
Median Value $ owner occupied 144,400 153,200 8,800 6.09
Median Rent $ renter occupied 886 937 51 5.76

5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
Updated Monthly. 12 most recent months. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16
Total Residential Units 4,150 3,889 5,129 3,961 3,629 2,926 4,022 4,537 3,669 4,764 4,586 3,544
  in 1 unit bldgs 3,056 2,983 2,962 2,438 2,581 2,617 2,920 3,314 3,048 3,361 3,386 2,939
  in 2 unit bldgs 10 68 6 0 4 4 6 16 18 16 24 4
  in 3-4 unit bldgs 3 0 12 3 3 0 0 16 11 15 0 0
  in 5+ unit bldgs 1,081 838 2,149 1,520 1,041 305 1,096 1,191 592 1,372 1,176 601
  Bldgs with 5+ units 23 12 70 38 37 5 56 33 15 48 28 23
  Percent Coverage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Value ($000), Total Units 775,787 607,276 682,600 651,836 553,711 559,740 646,807 731,317 601,180 718,693 747,837 566,794
  1 unit structures 618,475 515,616 515,003 484,763 469,507 506,286 537,854 586,831 551,182 600,262 626,392 511,367
  2 unit structures 851 6,327 1,193 0 380 140 580 2,080 3,618 1,120 3,535 450
  3-4 unit structures 450 0 1,294 450 450 0 0 2,600 1,714 1,485 0 0
  5+ unit structures 156,011 85,333 165,110 166,623 83,374 53,314 108,373 139,806 44,666 115,826 117,910 54,977

5.4. Housing Price Index go top
Updated quarterly. All transactions; not seasonally adjusted. See related Housing Price Index (HPI) interactive table.
See related 5-Digit ZIP Code HPI interactive table.

    Housing Price Index:2015Q32015Q42016Q12016Q22016Q3
    243.21 244.40 244.32 248.77 251.99
    Quarter-to-Quarter/Year Percent Change:2015Q3-2015Q42015Q4-2016Q12016Q1-2016Q22016Q2-2016Q32015Q3-2016Q3
  0.49 -0.03 1.82 1.29 3.61
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 287,828,012 319,401,901 322,397,120 348,672,392 361,777,182 73,949,170 25.7
  Net earnings 1/ 211,635,882 232,981,580 236,051,512 255,979,715 265,091,461 53,455,579 25.3
  Personal current transfer receipts 34,179,425 34,045,317 35,309,589 37,271,494 39,972,983 5,793,558 17.0
    Income maintenance 2/ 4,563,868 4,630,103 4,717,424 4,699,959 4,719,304 155,436 3.4
    Unemployment insurance compensation 1,349,339 1,112,058 836,856 543,220 709,608 -639,731 -47.4
    Retirement and other 28,266,218 28,303,156 29,755,309 32,028,315 34,544,071 6,277,853 22.2
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 42,012,705 52,375,004 51,036,019 55,421,183 56,712,738 14,700,033 35.0
  Population 4/ 6,059,752 6,185,988 6,332,710 6,497,864 6,656,947 597,195 9.9
  Per capita personal income 47,498 51,633 50,910 53,660 54,346 6,848 14.4
  Per capita net earnings 34,925 37,663 37,275 39,394 39,822 4,897 14.0
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 5,640 5,504 5,576 5,736 6,005 365 6.5
    Per capita income maintenance 753 748 745 723 709 -44 -5.8
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 223 180 132 84 107 -116 -52.0
    Per capita retirement and other 4,665 4,575 4,699 4,929 5,189 524 11.2
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 6,933 8,467 8,059 8,529 8,519 1,586 22.9
  Earnings by place of work 233,791,268 256,965,000 264,295,462 286,202,507 296,147,631 62,356,363 26.7
    Wages and salaries 158,012,456 170,985,383 179,318,286 193,762,980 199,984,776 41,972,320 26.6
    Supplements to wages and salaries 29,849,008 32,168,006 34,186,824 35,752,094 37,538,249 7,689,241 25.8
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 19,506,437 21,048,899 22,465,309 23,299,833 24,721,783 5,215,346 26.7
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 10,342,571 11,119,107 11,721,515 12,452,261 12,816,466 2,473,895 23.9
    Proprietors' income 45,929,804 53,811,611 50,790,352 56,687,433 58,624,606 12,694,802 27.6
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -43,749 -588 53,256 5,366 66,511 110,260...
      Farm proprietors' income 45,973,553 53,812,199 50,737,096 56,682,067 58,558,095 12,584,542 27.4
Total full-time and part-time employment 3,551,460 3,678,111 3,810,956 3,946,696 4,030,642 479,182 13.5
  Wage and salary jobs 2,705,665 2,812,501 2,912,412 3,021,280 3,079,906 374,241 13.8
  Number of proprietors 845,795 865,610 898,544 925,416 950,736 104,941 12.4
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 13,515 13,487 13,556 13,354 13,153 -362 -2.7
    Number of farm proprietors 832,280 852,123 884,988 912,062 937,583 105,303 12.7
Average earnings per job (dollars) 65,830 69,863 69,351 72,517 73,474 7,644 11.6
  Average wages and salaries 58,401 60,795 61,570 64,133 64,932 6,531 11.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 55,238 63,151 57,331 62,147 62,456 7,218 13.1
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.
  Item200920102011201220132014Change
2009-14
%Change
2009-14
Gross Domestic Product, millions of current dollars 373,522 400,106 441,736 475,043 515,184 525,397 151,875 40.66
Real Gross Domestic Product, millions of real dollars 373,522 377,560 391,994 419,958 447,114 454,944 81,422 21.80

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  SectorEstablishments
2015Q1
Employment
2015Q1
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q1
Establishments
2015Q2
Employment
2015Q2
Avg Weekly Wages
2015Q2
 Total, all industries 146,592 4,770,870 1,363 147,243 4,812,410 1,172
 Total, all industries - Fed Govt 350 45,623 1,812 351 46,000 1,533
 Total, all industries - St Govt 268 ...... 273 117,511 1,287
 Total, all industries - Local Govt 896 ...... 895 460,342 883
 Total, all industries - Private 145,078 4,155,806 1,415 145,724 4,188,556 1,196
    Goods-producing 18,989 956,778 2,102 19,065 939,054 1,712
      Natural resources and mining 2,727 182,449 4,172 2,727 170,954 3,054
      Construction 9,966 345,415 1,381 10,030 353,303 1,295
      Manufacturing 6,296 428,915 1,816 6,308 414,798 1,517
    Service-providing 126,089 3,199,027 1,210 126,659 3,249,502 1,047
      Trade, transportation & utilities 32,921 979,005 1,251 32,876 981,963 1,049
      Information 1,490 ...... 1,526 ......
      Financial activities 15,112 241,462 2,067 15,201 243,452 1,464
      Professional & business services 29,009 750,274 1,684 29,281 756,299 1,476
      Education and health services 19,563 565,542 915 19,755 575,118 910
      Leisure and hospitality 12,595 473,469 404 12,717 500,077 407
      Other services 14,781 135,342 753 14,700 137,873 721
      Unclassified 618 ...... 603 ......

Notes: cell value of '...' indicates value suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9
Unemployment 706 680 690 677 645 677 690 752 710 716 824 854 843
Employment 13,402 13,451 13,498 13,445 13,474 13,357 13,534 13,575 13,566 13,592 13,530 13,494 13,506
Labor Force14,10814,13114,18814,12214,11914,03414,22414,32714,27614,30814,35414,34814,349

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Aldine ISDHouston 48077102148201TX 65,684 279,942 63,532
Alief ISDHouston 48078301148201TX 45,783 271,775 52,409
Alvin ISDAlvin 48080902148039TX 18,886 91,434 17,802
Anahuac ISDAnahuac 48081904248071TX 1,209 7,112 1,278
Angleton ISDAngleton 48083102348039TX 6,498 41,086 6,780
Barbers Hill ISDBaytown 48094504148071TX 4,545 15,115 3,424
Bellville ISDBellville 48098103248015TX 2,087 12,782 2,161
Brazos ISDWallis 48444704248015TX 822 4,675 856
Brazosport ISDClute 48111902348039TX 12,542 65,142 13,252
Channelview ISDChannelview 48135902148201TX 8,763 38,726 9,381
Clear Creek ISDLeague City 48142802148167TX 39,635 222,508 42,016
Cleveland ISDCleveland 48143703148291TX 3,663 20,179 3,974
Columbia-Brazoria ISDWest Columbia 48146703248039TX 3,009 19,811 3,644
Conroe ISDConroe 48150001348339TX 53,934 283,139 56,948
Crosby ISDCrosby 48157504148201TX 5,171 26,155 5,258
Cypress-Fairbanks ISDHouston 48161102148201TX 110,013 526,320 113,304
Damon ISDDamon 48162604248039TX 174 1,299 257
Danbury ISDDanbury 48162904148039TX 782 4,568 787
Dayton ISDDayton 48164103248291TX 5,082 28,641 4,901
Deer Park ISDDeer Park 48165302148201TX 12,826 51,837 10,575
Devers ISDDevers 48169204248291TX 180 957 182
Dickinson ISDDickinson 48170702248167TX 9,746 54,166 9,730
East Chambers ISDWinnie 48178803248071TX 1,376 6,584 1,264
Fort Bend ISDSugar Land 48196502148157TX 69,591 388,863 82,427
Friendswood ISDFriendswood 48199502148167TX 6,005 26,878 6,154
Galena Park ISDHouston 48202502148201TX 22,113 88,946 20,281
Galveston ISDGalveston 48202803148167TX 6,710 53,297 6,947
Goose Creek CisdBaytown 48211501348201TX 21,821 104,893 21,596
Hardin ISDHardin 48223804248291TX 1,282 6,989 1,277
Hempstead ISDHempstead 48229203248473TX 1,544 9,419 1,790
High Island ISDHigh Island 48231604348167TX 170 566 69
Hitchcock ISDHitchcock 48233102248167TX 1,406 9,056 1,538
Houston ISDHouston 48236401148201TX 203,354 1,445,277 237,925
Huffman ISDHuffman 48238204148201TX 3,276 15,883 3,275
Hull-Daisetta ISDDaisetta 48238804248291TX 521 3,136 533
Humble ISDHumble 48239101148201TX 37,095 177,389 37,085
Katy ISDKaty 48251702148157TX 64,562 276,442 63,833
Klein ISDKlein 48257402148201TX 47,045 230,798 49,135
La Marque ISDLa Marque 48261602248167TX 2,864 29,170 4,734
La Porte ISDLa Porte 48261902148201TX 7,747 44,002 8,881
Lamar CisdRosenberg 48265802148157TX 26,135 138,193 27,781
Liberty ISDLiberty 48274504148291TX 2,122 11,439 2,036
Magnolia ISDMagnolia 48287404148339TX 11,990 58,837 12,921
Montgomery ISDMontgomery 48312604148339TX 7,189 39,995 7,407
Needville ISDNeedville 48323104148157TX 2,776 14,524 2,902
New Caney ISDNew Caney 48324002148339TX 11,551 54,929 10,697
Pasadena ISDPasadena 48343202148201TX 53,665 258,126 55,870
Pearland ISDPearland 48344402148039TX 19,650 98,008 20,801
Royal ISDPattison 48381904148473TX 2,089 10,846 2,208
Santa Fe ISDSanta Fe 48392702248167TX 4,676 25,468 4,749
Sealy ISDSealy 48396304148015TX 2,683 13,287 2,522
Sheldon ISDHouston 48399902148201TX 7,566 32,390 7,785
Splendora ISDSplendora 48410704148339TX 3,489 15,661 3,339
Spring Branch ISDHouston 48411001148201TX 34,857 182,712 35,461
Spring ISDHouston 48412202148201TX 36,098 176,821 37,744
Stafford MsdStafford 48413502148157TX 3,355 19,079 3,216
Sweeny ISDSweeny 48419703248039TX 1,919 10,630 2,057
Tarkington ISDCleveland 48422104248291TX 1,852 8,804 1,800
Texas City ISDTexas City 48425102248167TX 5,944 28,776 5,639
Tomball ISDTomball 48429602148201TX 11,772 59,119 11,641
Waller ISDWaller 48444304248473TX 5,721 33,817 5,999
Willis ISDWillis 48459004148339TX 6,550 39,782 7,362

Number of districts: 62 ... Total enrollment: 1,173,165
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Alvin Community College Alvin, TX2225674 4,837 1,369 0 0
American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TX4451337 430 238 105 84
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston Houston, TX2277484 236 231 0 0
Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX2235065 4,155 881 0 0
Cardiotech Ultrasound School Houston, TX4580344 43 38 0 0
Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston, TX3797826 200 200 6 6
Chamberlain College of Nursing-Texas Houston, TX4669305 399 245 0 0
College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston, TX3885205 496 57 0 0
College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX3922574 1,172 1,172 0 0
College of the Mainland Texas City, TX2264083 3,858 992 0 0
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX3662613 228 208 0 0
Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX4445653 430 122 0 0
Fortis Institute-Houston Houston, TX4599584 340 340 0 0
Galveston College Galveston, TX2249613 2,048 539 0 0
Grace School of Theology Conroe, TX4814017 42 4 111 18
Houston Baptist University Houston, TX2253997 2,288 2,137 840 338
Houston Community College Houston, TX2254233 58,276 17,288 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Houston North Houston, TX3666965 645 569 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Houston West Houston, TX2258585 615 555 0 0
ITT Technical Institute-Webster Webster, TX4276635 378 331 0 0
Interactive Learning Systems-Houston Houston, TX3673613 41 40 0 0
Interactive Learning Systems-North Houston Houston, TX4436963 11 11 0 0
Interactive Learning Systems-Pasadena Pasadena, TX4407763 34 34 0 0
Lee College Baytown, TX2262044 6,481 1,391 0 0
Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX2271823 69,395 19,234 0 0
National American University-Houston Houston, TX4852815 255 14 0 0
North American University Houston, TX4617957 422 415 51 24
Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX4601364 993 993 0 0
Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX2275269 6,905 6,313 1,524 582
Remington College-Houston Campus Houston, TX3800943 325 325 0 0
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus Webster, TX4518573 342 342 0 0
Remington College-North Houston Campus Houston, TX4452033 415 415 0 0
Rice University Houston, TX2277579 3,926 3,872 2,695 2,479
San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX2279793 27,911 7,087 0 0
Sanford-Brown College-Houston Houston, TX4044993 671 644 0 0
School of Automotive Machinists Houston, TX3772183 185 185 0 0
Texas Southern University Houston, TX2290639 6,915 5,842 2,318 1,594
The Art Institute of Houston Houston, TX2229385 1,887 1,233 0 0
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX2293009 657 539 3,899 2,728
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX4168017 292 247 11 4
The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, TX2286539 708 586 2,503 1,799
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX2294164 1,998 1,998 0 0
University of Houston Houston, TX2255119 33,037 23,974 7,877 5,769
University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX2254149 5,077 2,374 3,588 2,090
University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX2254327 13,830 7,069 609 67
University of Phoenix-Texas Houston, TX4847567 4,486 4,486 768 768
University of St Thomas Houston, TX2278639 1,604 1,271 1,844 337
Vet Tech Institute of Houston Houston, TX2234723 216 216 0 0

  Number of institutions: 48 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 270,135
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

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  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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