Houston, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	1,953,631	100.0

Male	975,551	49.9
Female	978,080	50.1

Under 5 years	160,797	8.2
5 to 9 years	154,638	7.9
10 to 14 years	139,691	7.2
15 to 19 years	138,762	7.1
20 to 24 years	161,754	8.3
25 to 34 years	354,444	18.1
35 to 44 years	305,738	15.6
45 to 54 years	235,249	12.0
55 to 59 years	79,055	4.0
60 to 64 years	59,438	3.0
65 to 74 years	93,086	4.8
75 to 84 years	53,439	2.7
85 years and over	17,540	0.9

Median age (years)	30.9	(X)

18 years and over	1,416,973	72.5
Male	700,510	35.9
Female	716,463	36.7
21 years and over	1,329,344	68.0
62 years and over	197,956	10.1
65 years and over	164,065	8.4
Male	66,747	3.4
Female	97,318	5.0

RACE
One race	1,892,153	96.9
White	962,610	49.3
Black or African American	494,496	25.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	8,568	0.4
Asian	103,694	5.3
Asian Indian	20,149	1.0
Chinese	24,001	1.2
Filipino	7,890	0.4
Japanese	2,519	0.1
Korean	5,544	0.3
Vietnamese	32,261	1.7
Other Asian ¹	11,330	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,182	0.1
Native Hawaiian	227	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	309	0.0
Samoan	220	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	426	0.0
Some other race	321,603	16.5
Two or more races	61,478	3.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,012,413	51.8
Black or African American	505,101	25.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	15,743	0.8
Asian	114,140	5.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,877	0.1
Some other race	367,423	18.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,953,631	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	730,865	37.4
Mexican	527,442	27.0
Puerto Rican	6,906	0.4
Cuban	4,970	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	191,547	9.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,222,766	62.6
White alone	601,851	30.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,953,631	100.0
In households	1,920,375	98.3
Householder	717,945	36.7
Spouse	310,066	15.9
Child	598,596	30.6
Own child under 18 years	455,640	23.3
Other relatives	183,154	9.4
Under 18 years	69,054	3.5
Nonrelatives	110,614	5.7
Unmarried partner	36,538	1.9
In group quarters	33,256	1.7
Institutionalized population	18,819	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	14,437	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	717,945	100.0
Family households (families)	457,549	63.7
With own children under 18 years	237,709	33.1
Married-couple family	310,066	43.2
With own children under 18 years	159,315	22.2
Female householder, no husband present	109,723	15.3
With own children under 18 years	63,252	8.8
Nonfamily households	260,396	36.3
Householder living alone	212,718	29.6
Householder 65 years and over	44,856	6.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	271,105	37.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	122,037	17.0

Average household size	2.67	(X)
Average family size	3.39	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	782,009	100.0
Occupied housing units	717,945	91.8
Vacant housing units	64,064	8.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	4,169	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	717,945	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	328,741	45.8
Renter-occupied housing units	389,204	54.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.84	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.54	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

Sources +

Atlas Tools Menu

Encyclopedia Tools Menu

Houston, TX Demographic Statistics

More census articles:

Trending