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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 292,899
  equals Births 471,865
  less Deaths 178,966
Net Migration 414,606
  equals net International Migration 166,967
  plus net Domestic Migration 247,639

The population of the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA changed from 5,948,253 on 2010 to 6,656,947 in 2015 -- a change of 708,694 (11.91%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (414,606) exceeded natural change (292,899); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Austin County, TX48015P0000001 28,379 28,598 28,560 28,713 28,994 29,563 1,184 4.17
Brazoria County, TX48039P0000001 314,498 319,375 324,503 330,340 338,176 346,312 31,814 10.12
Chambers County, TX48071P0000001 35,422 35,614 36,406 37,240 38,132 38,863 3,441 9.71
Fort Bend County, TX48157P0000001 590,581 607,482 626,808 654,626 686,650 716,087 125,506 21.25
Galveston County, TX48167P0000001 292,538 295,611 301,395 307,303 314,283 322,225 29,687 10.15
Harris County, TX48201P0000001 4,108,187 4,181,238 4,262,504 4,352,462 4,447,577 4,538,028 429,841 10.46
Liberty County, TX48291P0000001 75,857 76,074 76,471 77,032 78,200 79,654 3,797 5.01
Montgomery County, TX48339P0000001 459,336 471,737 485,004 499,574 519,054 537,559 78,223 17.03
Waller County, TX48473P0000001 43,455 44,023 44,337 45,420 46,798 48,656 5,201 11.97
Total P0000001 5,948,253 6,059,752 6,185,988 6,332,710 6,497,864 6,656,947 708,694 11.91
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Austin County, TX48015B0000001 264 351 332 334 346 340 1,703 
Brazoria County, TX48039B0000001 4,808 4,695 4,499 4,551 4,806 4,890 23,441 
Chambers County, TX48071B0000001 464 471 452 477 455 492 2,347 
Fort Bend County, TX48157B0000001 7,744 7,730 7,893 8,133 9,027 9,223 42,006 
Galveston County, TX48167B0000001 3,840 3,879 3,937 3,861 4,081 4,146 19,904 
Harris County, TX48201B0000001 64,412 66,939 66,391 67,638 69,628 70,499 341,095 
Liberty County, TX48291B0000001 1,008 1,037 1,030 1,081 1,071 1,106 5,325 
Montgomery County, TX48339B0000001 6,072 6,346 6,402 6,421 6,857 7,065 33,091 
Waller County, TX48473B0000001 584 568 567 576 606 636 2,953 
Total B0000001 89,196 92,016 91,503 93,072 96,877 98,397 471,865 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Austin County, TX48015D0000001 416 252 245 263 272 271 1,303 
Brazoria County, TX48039D0000001 2,028 1,965 1,953 2,134 2,277 2,255 10,584 
Chambers County, TX48071D0000001 332 238 270 261 253 230 1,252 
Fort Bend County, TX48157D0000001 2,604 2,334 2,357 2,572 2,990 3,116 13,369 
Galveston County, TX48167D0000001 2,388 2,207 2,232 2,379 2,561 2,629 12,008 
Harris County, TX48201D0000001 21,692 21,954 22,738 23,952 25,257 25,441 119,342 
Liberty County, TX48291D0000001 648 713 637 778 764 738 3,630 
Montgomery County, TX48339D0000001 3,056 2,918 2,995 3,126 3,420 3,575 16,034 
Waller County, TX48473D0000001 136 287 260 295 304 298 1,444 
Total D0000001 33,300 32,868 33,687 35,760 38,098 38,553 178,966 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Austin County, TX48015NC000001 -152 99 87 71 74 69 400 
Brazoria County, TX48039NC000001 2,780 2,730 2,546 2,417 2,529 2,635 12,857 
Chambers County, TX48071NC000001 132 233 182 216 202 262 1,095 
Fort Bend County, TX48157NC000001 5,140 5,396 5,536 5,561 6,037 6,107 28,637 
Galveston County, TX48167NC000001 1,452 1,672 1,705 1,482 1,520 1,517 7,896 
Harris County, TX48201NC000001 42,720 44,985 43,653 43,686 44,371 45,058 221,753 
Liberty County, TX48291NC000001 360 324 393 303 307 368 1,695 
Montgomery County, TX48339NC000001 3,016 3,428 3,407 3,295 3,437 3,490 17,057 
Waller County, TX48473NC000001 448 281 307 281 302 338 1,509 
Total NC000001 55,896 59,148 57,816 57,312 58,779 59,844 292,899 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Austin County, TX48015MI000001 32 38 26 28 36 37 165 
Brazoria County, TX48039MI000001 440 469 464 527 603 608 2,671 
Chambers County, TX48071MI000001 8 28 22 26 35 37 148 
Fort Bend County, TX48157MI000001 3,216 3,834 3,909 4,275 4,852 4,853 21,723 
Galveston County, TX48167MI000001 588 635 673 717 814 828 3,667 
Harris County, TX48201MI000001 18,232 23,834 22,785 25,252 29,071 29,246 130,188 
Liberty County, TX48291MI000001 60 45 45 49 57 59 255 
Montgomery County, TX48339MI000001 1,328 1,520 1,373 1,527 1,772 1,793 7,985 
Waller County, TX48473MI000001 48 28 25 33 39 40 165 
Total MI000001 23,952 30,431 29,322 32,434 37,279 37,501 166,967 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Austin County, TX48015MD000001 8 86 -152 57 191 472 654 
Brazoria County, TX48039MD000001 2,204 1,665 2,122 2,725 4,553 4,633 15,698 
Chambers County, TX48071MD000001 1,100 -57 579 575 651 445 2,193 
Fort Bend County, TX48157MD000001 14,016 7,107 9,815 18,138 19,834 18,500 73,394 
Galveston County, TX48167MD000001 2,760 855 3,342 3,585 4,439 5,372 17,593 
Harris County, TX48201MD000001 -280 5,819 14,856 20,766 23,072 17,047 81,560 
Liberty County, TX48291MD000001 420 -146 -41 182 795 987 1,777 
Montgomery County, TX48339MD000001 9,660 6,950 8,364 9,612 13,543 12,871 51,340 
Waller County, TX48473MD000001 376 257 -13 746 1,008 1,432 3,430 
Total MD000001 30,264 22,536 38,872 56,386 68,086 61,759 247,639 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Austin County, TX48015MN000001 40 124 -126 85 227 509 819 
Brazoria County, TX48039MN000001 2,644 2,134 2,586 3,252 5,156 5,241 18,369 
Chambers County, TX48071MN000001 1,108 -29 601 601 686 482 2,341 
Fort Bend County, TX48157MN000001 17,232 10,941 13,724 22,413 24,686 23,353 95,117 
Galveston County, TX48167MN000001 3,348 1,490 4,015 4,302 5,253 6,200 21,260 
Harris County, TX48201MN000001 17,952 29,653 37,641 46,018 52,143 46,293 211,748 
Liberty County, TX48291MN000001 480 -101 4 231 852 1,046 2,032 
Montgomery County, TX48339MN000001 10,988 8,470 9,737 11,139 15,315 14,664 59,325 
Waller County, TX48473MN000001 424 285 12 779 1,047 1,472 3,595 
Total MN000001 54,216 52,967 68,194 88,820 105,365 99,260 414,606 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Austin County, TX48015GQ000001 212 213 220 216 215 215 3 1.42
Brazoria County, TX48039GQ000001 10,586 10,749 10,626 10,340 10,701 10,697 111 1.05
Chambers County, TX48071GQ000001 229 232 229 229 228 228 -1 -0.44
Fort Bend County, TX48157GQ000001 5,936 5,483 4,806 4,971 5,085 5,080 -856 -14.42
Galveston County, TX48167GQ000001 4,297 4,150 4,537 4,847 4,913 4,915 618 14.38
Harris County, TX48201GQ000001 44,573 45,918 45,121 46,151 47,994 47,997 3,424 7.68
Liberty County, TX48291GQ000001 5,144 5,146 5,030 4,952 4,990 4,983 -161 -3.13
Montgomery County, TX48339GQ000001 3,230 3,425 3,422 3,464 3,440 3,439 209 6.47
Waller County, TX48473GQ000001 3,712 3,884 3,921 4,189 4,236 4,261 549 14.79
Total GQ000001 77,919 79,200 77,912 79,359 81,802 81,815 3,896 5.00

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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