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June 2020

Metro Houston Demographic Overview

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SourceU.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

PeriodCalendar year 2018

Geography9-County Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Metro Houston

Officially the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area

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• Metro Houston• 7,066,141 residents• Fifth most populous metro

• Populations Rankings• 4th largest Hispanic • 7th largest Black• 7th largest Asian• 12 largest Anglo

Metro Houston Race/Ethnicity

White2,482,842

35.5%

Black1,188,134

17.0%

Hispanic2,632,586

37.6%Asian

547,6907.8%

Other*146,132

2.1%* Includes Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Alaskan Native, American Indian, some other race, and two or more races

Source: Source: America Community Survey

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Age Comparisons

34.6

41.9

33.737.5

28.8

Total White Black Asian HispanicSource: U.S. Census Bureau, America Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates

Median Age

Youth Population

506,792

308,441

119,131

867,295

White Black Asian HispanicSource: U.S. Census Bureau, America Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates

Total Population Under 18 Years = 1,856,855

% of Racial/Ethnic Group Under 18 Years

26.5%

20.4%

26.0%

21.8%

32.9%


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Family & HouseholdComparisons

Family Households

70.7%66.5%

62.0%

80.8% 79.7%


Married Couple Households

50.7%55.1%

30.4%

69.9%

52.6%


Female Head of Household, With Children, No Husband Present

14.5%

8.0%

25.5%

7.0%

18.7%


Average Family Size

3.53 3.17

3.55 3.57 3.96


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Marital Status

Population 15 and Older, Currently Married*

49.0%55.6%

32.1%

65.4%

46.6%

Total White Black Asian HispanicSource: U.S. Census Bureau, America Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates * But not separated

Population 15 and Older, Divorced or Separated

12.2%13.1%

16.6%

5.1%

10.6%


Population 15 and Older, Never Married*

34.4%

25.6%

46.1%

26.0%

39.8%


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Educational Attainment

Adult Population without High School Diploma*

16.3%

4.6%

8.8%12.8%

35.9%

Total White Black Asian HispanicSource: U.S. Census Bureau, America Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates * Age 25 and older

Adult Population With Diploma or GED*

23.2%

20.1%

27.7%

12.9%

27.8%


Adult Population With Associates Degree or Some College*

27.4%30.7%

36.1%

16.9%

21.2%


Adult Population With Bachelor’s Degree or Higher*

33.1%

44.6%

27.4%

57.3%

15.1%


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Fertility

Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months

104,865

28,060 20,621

8,979

45,188


Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women in the past 12 months*

34.1%

23.0%

46.8%

6.8%

39.7%

Total White Black Asian HispanicSource: U.S. Census Bureau, America Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates * Ages 15 -50

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Employment

Percentage Population 16 and Older in the Labor Force

66.5%

64.3%

67.1%

65.0%

68.8%


Occupations of Population 16 and Older

Occupation Total White Black Asian Hispanic

Management, business, science, arts 38.3% 52.2% 34.7% 57.8% 20.8%

Service 16.7% 9.6% 20.5% 13.4% 22.9%

Sales and office 20.8% 22.3% 22.6% 18.3% 19.1%

Natural resources, construction, maintenance 11.3% 7.1% 4.8% 2.4% 20.9%

Production, transportation, material moving 12.9% 8.8% 17.4% 8.1% 16.3%

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Disability

Population 18 – 64 With a Disability

7.6%

9.2%

10.5%

3.3%

5.7%


Population Over 65 With a Disability

33.3% 32.1%

38.9%

23.8%

35.5%


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Income

Median Household Income in ’18

$65,394

$87,309

$47,502

$90,545

$51,052


Mean Household Earnings in ’18

$95,324

$125,561

$67,233

$118,254

$68,501


Median Family Income in ’18

$76,360

$109,576

$57,979

$100,969

$52,840


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Housing

Percent Population 1 Year and Older that Resided in a Different House 1 Year Ago

13.8% 13.8%

17.4%

11.2%12.5%


Rates of Home Ownership

60.3%

71.8%

40.8%

69.8%

53.8%


Median Value of Owner-Occupied Home

$204,700

$247,300

$165,800

$282,700

$147,600


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Health Insurance

Private Health Insurance Coverage

61.0%

77.1%

57.9%

76.0%

43.7%


Public Health Insurance Coverage

27.2%25.3%

32.6%

18.4%

28.5%


No Health Insurance Coverage

18.6%

9.0%

15.6%

10.4%

30.8%


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Poverty

Poverty Rates for Families

11.4%

4.6%

15.9%

8.0%

18.2%


Poverty Rates for Families with Related Children Under 18

16.2%

5.8%

21.2%

7.5%

23.9%


Poverty Rates for Population Under 18

21.2%

8.0%

27.4%

9.6%

28.9%


Households Receiving Food Stamp/SNAP benefits

12.3%

4.8%

23.6%

7.2%

17.4%


June 2020

Metro Houston Demographic Overview

metro houston demographic overview · metro houston race/ethnicity. white 2,482,842 35.5%. black...

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