HOUSTON / HARRIS COUNTY QUICKFACTS
Based on US Census Statistics and Demographics
People QuickFacts |
Harris County |
Population, 2009 estimate
|
4,070,989 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009
|
19.70% |
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000
|
3,400,590 |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009
|
8.90% |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009
|
28.90% |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009
|
8.10% |
Female persons, percent, 2009
|
49.80% |
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White persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
73.20% |
Black persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
18.80% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
0.70% |
Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
5.80% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a)
|
0.20% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009
|
1.30% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b)
|
39.80% |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009
|
35.30% |
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|
1,604,122 |
|
55.30% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
|
37.10% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
|
$87,000.00 |
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|
|
1,205,516 |
Persons per household, 2000
|
2.79 |
Median household income, 2008
|
$52,391.00 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2008
|
91,094 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2008
|
1,841,062 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008
|
12.20% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2008
|
320,678 |
|
14,142 |
|
23,758,778 |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles)
|
1,728.83 |
Persons per square mile, 2000
|
1,966.8 |
|
201 |
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area
|
Houston-Sugar Land Baytown, TX Metro Area |
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