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  .. Houston, TX in context of Harris County, TX
  .. updated 05/27/26

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Houston, TX compared to Harris County, TX

Vintage 2025 Population Estimates -- more about these data

Houston, TX population 2020-25
2020C202020212022202320242025Ch20-2520-25%
2,299,649 2,298,295 2,291,811 2,316,816 2,345,418 2,385,800 2,397,315 99,020 4.31

Harris County, TX population 2020-25
2020C202020212022202320242025Ch20-2520-25%
4,730,408 4,734,060 4,736,539 4,809,691 4,896,507 4,996,331 5,045,026 310,966 6.57

Harris County, TX housing units 2020-25
2020C202020212022202320242025Ch20-2520-25%
1,842,291 1,850,921 1,884,912 1,917,401 1,953,176 1,985,054 2,012,848 161,927 8.75

Population Trends Chart

American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates -- more about these data

General Demographics .. Social Characteristics .. Economic Characteristics .. Housing Characteristics

General Demographics

Total Population and Gender
.. the total population was 2,387,910 for Houston, TX compared to 5,009,302 for Harris County, TX.
.. the total male population was 1,184,482 ( 49.6%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,486,761 ( 49.6%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the total female population was 1,203,428 ( 50.4%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,522,541 ( 50.4%) for Harris County, TX.

Population by Age
The median age of the population was 34 for Houston, TX compared to 35 for Harris County, TX.
.. the population ages 18 and over was 1,814,925 ( 76.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 3,736,682 ( 74.6%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the population 65 years and over was 294,995 ( 12.4%) for Houston, TX compared to 615,504 ( 12.3%) for Harris County, TX.

Population Chart

Population Chart

Race/Origin Characteristics
Federal statistical data are collected and reported about race and origin/ethnicity following policies and standards set by OMB. Data are collected/estimated/tabulated on more than one race to indicate their racial mixture, such as "American Indian" and "White." Data are collected/estimated/tabulated, separately, origin/ethnicity such as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish and may be of any race.
.. the White alone Non-Hispanic population was 527,578 ( 22.1%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,257,824 ( 25.1%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the total Hispanic population was 1,087,001 ( 45.5%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,255,725 ( 45.0%) for Harris County, TX.

Citizen Voting Age Populatiom (CVAP)
.. the total CVAP was 1,386,113 ( 58.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,985,332 ( 59.6%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the male CVAP was 664,633 ( 27.8%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,443,556 ( 28.8%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the female CVAP was 721,480 ( 30.2%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,541,776 ( 30.8%) for Harris County, TX.

Social Characteristics goto top

Households by Type
A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit. People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters. About two-thirds of all U.S. households in 2020 were family households, the same share as a decade earlier; married-couple households accounted for about 71% of these households. While married-couple households remained the majority of family households, those with their own children under 18 present decreased by 6%, reflecting the decade's aging of the population as well as the increasing age at first birth.
.. the total households was 943,336 ( 100.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,801,856 ( 100.0%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the married-couple households was 333,743 ( 35.4%) for Houston, TX compared to 797,891 ( 44.3%) for Harris County, TX.
.. the cohabiting households was 68,883 ( 7.3%) for Houston, TX compared to 126,109 ( 7.0%) for Harris County, TX.

.. Average Household Size 2 for Houston, TX compared to 3 for Harris County, TX.
.. Average Family Size 3 for Houston, TX compared to 3 for Harris County, TX.

Relationship
.. the population in households was 2,350,394 ( 98.4%) for Houston, TX compared to 4,963,209 ( 99.1%) for Harris County, TX.

School Enrollment
Of the population 3 years and over enrolled in school there were 599,893 in Houston, TX compared to 1,335,882 in Harris County, TX.


School Enrollment Chart

School Enrollment Chart

Educational Attainment
Population 25 years and over 1,575,746 ( 100.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 3,252,513 ( 100.0%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Less than 9th grade was 178,332 ( 11.3%) for Houston, TX compared to 304,166 ( 9.4%) for Harris County, TX.
.. 9th to 12th grade, no diploma was 124,639 ( 7.9%) for Houston, TX compared to 248,408 ( 7.6%) for Harris County, TX.
.. High school graduate (includes equivalency) was 337,517 ( 21.4%) for Houston, TX compared to 746,858 ( 23.0%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Some college, no degree was 245,756 ( 15.6%) for Houston, TX compared to 575,412 ( 17.7%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Associate's degree was 90,162 ( 5.7%) for Houston, TX compared to 215,377 ( 6.6%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Bachelor's degree was 349,782 ( 22.2%) for Houston, TX compared to 711,003 ( 21.9%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Graduate or professional degree was 249,558 ( 15.8%) for Houston, TX compared to 451,289 ( 13.9%) for Harris County, TX.


.. High school graduate or higher was 1,272,775 ( 80.8%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,699,939 ( 83.0%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Bachelor's degree or higher degree was 599,340 ( 38.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,162,292 ( 35.7%) for Harris County, TX.

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Employment Status
.. population 16 years and older was 1,874,584 ( 100.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 3,889,057 ( 100.0%) for Harris County, TX.
.... in Labor force was 1,259,297 ( 67.2%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,624,876 ( 67.5%) for Harris County, TX.

...... the civilian labor force was 1,259,014 ( 67.2%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,623,528 ( 67.5%) for Harris County, TX.
........ employed was 1,178,301 ( 62.9%) for Houston, TX compared to 2,459,512 ( 63.2%) for Harris County, TX.
........ unemployed was 80,713 ( 4.3%) for Houston, TX compared to 164,016 ( 4.2%) for Harris County, TX.
........ unemployment rate was 6 for Houston, TX compared to 6 for Harris County, TX.

.. Armed Forces was 283 ( 0.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,348 ( 0.0%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Not in Labor Force was 615,287 ( 32.8%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,264,181 ( 32.5%) for Harris County, TX.

INCOME AND BENEFITS (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households were 943,336 in Houston, TX compared to 1,801,856 in Harris County, TX.
Income & Benefits

Income & Benefits

.. Median household income was 64,361 ( 6.8%) for Houston, TX compared to 74,629 ( 4.1%) for Harris County, TX.
.. Mean household income was 104,229 ( 11.0%) for Houston, TX compared to 110,948 ( 6.2%) for Harris County, TX.


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Housing Occupancy
Total housing units were 1,070,556 in Houston, TX compared to 1,983,863 in Harris County, TX.
.. occupied housing units were 943,336 ( 88.1%) for Houston, TX compared to 1,801,856 ( 90.8%) for Harris County, TX.
.. vacant housing units were 127,220 ( 11.9%) for Houston, TX compared to 182,007 ( 9.2%) for Harris County, TX.

The homeowner vacancy rate was 2 for Houston, TX compared to 1 for Harris County, TX.
The rental vacancy rate was 11 for Houston, TX compared to 11 for Harris County, TX.

Units in Structure
Total housing units were 1,070,556 in Houston, TX compared to 1,983,863 in Harris County, TX.

Units in Structure

Units in Structure

Value of Owner-Occupied Units
Owner-occupied units were 385,594 in Houston, TX compared to 969,292 in Harris County, TX.

Value of Owner-Occupied Units

Value of Owner-Occupied Units

Median Housing Value
The median housing value was $ 301,200 in Houston, TX compared to $ 301,700 in Harris County, TX.