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Population Data for City: City of Houston

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Population

City: City of Houston

2,279,221
Persons

County: Harris
4,853,628 Persons

State: Texas
30,665,339 Persons

Percent Population Change: 2020 to 2024

City: City of Houston

1.92%

County: Harris
2.59%

State: Texas
5.21%

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Population by Race City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Persons % of Population Persons % of Population
White 717,732 31.49% 1,675,499 34.52% 14,811,740 48.30%
Black/African American 492,227 21.60% 952,247 19.62% 3,841,495 12.53%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 28,042 1.23% 58,263 1.20% 300,757 0.98%
Asian 166,582 7.31% 349,591 7.20% 1,746,712 5.70%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1,252 0.05% 4,189 0.09% 35,960 0.12%
Some Other Race 491,873 21.58% 955,392 19.68% 4,302,055 14.03%
2+ Races 381,513 16.74% 858,447 17.69% 5,626,620 18.35%
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Population by Ethnicity City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Persons % of Population Persons % of Population
Hispanic/Latino 1,046,579 45.92% 2,176,156 44.84% 12,444,381 40.58%
Non-Hispanic/Latino 1,232,642 54.08% 2,677,472 55.16% 18,220,958 59.42%
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Population by Age Group City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Persons % of Population Persons % of Population
0-4 142,663 6.26% 311,834 6.42% 1,870,012 6.10%
5-9 143,405 6.29% 319,286 6.58% 1,933,869 6.31%
10-14 143,755 6.31% 339,977 7.00% 2,129,408 6.94%
15-17 88,960 3.90% 210,574 4.34% 1,336,577 4.36%
18-20 94,629 4.15% 216,281 4.46% 1,443,004 4.71%
21-24 124,262 5.45% 272,466 5.61% 1,770,084 5.77%
25-34 373,903 16.40% 701,634 14.46% 4,151,485 13.54%
35-44 339,520 14.90% 711,695 14.66% 4,171,547 13.60%
45-54 273,128 11.98% 607,706 12.52% 3,764,722 12.28%
55-64 243,623 10.69% 528,537 10.89% 3,496,595 11.40%
65-74 189,387 8.31% 396,476 8.17% 2,766,593 9.02%
75-84 91,174 4.00% 181,737 3.74% 1,393,134 4.54%
85+ 30,812 1.35% 55,425 1.14% 438,309 1.43%
Population by Age
Population by Age City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Persons % of Population Persons % of Population
Under 18 518,783 22.76% 1,181,671 24.35% 7,269,866 23.71%
18+ 1,760,438 77.24% 3,671,957 75.65% 23,395,473 76.29%
25+ 1,541,547 67.63% 3,183,210 65.58% 20,182,385 65.81%
65+ 311,373 13.66% 633,638 13.05% 4,598,036 14.99%
85+ 30,812 1.35% 55,425 1.14% 438,309 1.43%

Median Age

City: City of Houston

36.03
Years

County: Harris
35.8 Years

State: Texas
36.7 Years

Population by Sex
Population by Sex City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Persons % of Population Persons % of Population
Male 1,131,029 49.62% 2,389,804 49.24% 15,136,588 49.36%
Female 1,148,192 50.38% 2,463,824 50.76% 15,528,751 50.64%
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Population Age 5+ by Language Spoken at Home City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Age 5+ Persons % of Population Age 5+ Persons % of Population Age 5+
Speak Only English 1,109,191 51.91% 2,534,822 55.81% 18,839,679 65.43%
Speak Spanish 827,665 38.74% 1,622,799 35.73% 8,206,144 28.50%
Speak Asian/Pac Islander Lang 83,300 3.90% 174,753 3.85% 754,123 2.62%
Speak Indo-European Lang 73,564 3.44% 141,621 3.12% 681,191 2.37%
Speak Other Lang 42,838 2.01% 67,799 1.49% 314,190 1.09%
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Population Age 15+ by Marital Status City: City of Houston County: Harris State: Texas
Persons % of Population Age 15+ Persons % of Population Age 15+ Persons % of Population Age 15+
Never Married 769,508 41.61% 1,447,612 37.29% 8,299,057 33.56%
Married, Spouse present 693,426 37.49% 1,675,357 43.15% 11,434,096 46.23%
Married, Spouse absent 124,684 6.74% 230,231 5.93% 1,272,778 5.15%
Divorced 179,787 9.72% 364,643 9.39% 2,512,780 10.16%
Widowed 81,993 4.43% 164,688 4.24% 1,213,339 4.91%
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