Harris County, Texas

Interactive maps and statistics for Harris County, Texas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Texas and the United States.

Harris County, Texas is among the highest in the country for total population (3rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (49th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,838,303	30,188,424	334,922,499	3rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,983	$78,476	$80,734	842nd of 3,221
Median Age	34.6	35.6	38.9	2997th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.2%	33.8%	35.7%	513th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$276,600	$283,800	$332,700	747th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,401	$1,403	$1,413	316th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	13.8%	12.5%	1052nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	5.3%	5.2%	509th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,833.9	115.5	n/a	49th of 3,222
Foreign Born	26.8%	17.6%	14.1%	47th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	799th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.7%	62.6%	65.2%	3112th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.0	26.7	26.4	661st of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.9%	14.4%	15.1%	657th of 3,222
Uninsured	23.8%	n/a	n/a	91st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.7%	48.9%	46.9%	2423rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.8%	n/a	n/a	415th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	26.6%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44.0%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	69.5	67.1	61.4

Age in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	34.6	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.9%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.4%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.7%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	1,757,164	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.7	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.2%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.6%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.7%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	38.1%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,006	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.8%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.1%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.4%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	1,917,790	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.5%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	32.0%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.4%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.3%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.0%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,489	$4,232	n/a

Education in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	17.5%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.8%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.4%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.3%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.5%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.2%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Harris County, Texas

Statistic	Harris County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.0%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	10.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	16.2%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	55.0%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	35.3%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.2%	24.6%	16.7%

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