Compare Harris County, TX vs Houston Metro Area, TX vs Texas (TX) vs United States
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| Metric |
Harris County, TX County |
Houston Metro Area, TX Metro Area |
Texas (TX) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 4,838,303 | 7,442,788 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,401 | $1,430 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1993 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $74,983 | $82,168 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $41,006 | $42,619 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 13.9% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.2% | 50.3% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 4,838,303 | 7,442,788 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 3,131,200 | 4,837,926 | 19,717,474 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 1,757,164 | 2,661,739 | 10,992,816 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $74,983 | $82,168 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $41,006 | $42,619 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 13.9% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.2% | 50.3% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,401 | $1,430 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1993 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 45.3% | 38.8% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 54.7% | 61.2% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 34.4% | 40.2% | 48.5% | 61% |
| Black | 19% | 17.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.3% | 8.3% | 5.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 24.1% | 21.8% | 23.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 44% | 38.2% | 39.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 56% | 61.8% | 60.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 87.1% | 86.6% | 85.6% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 30.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12.9% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 32.9% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 22.8% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34.2% | 36% | 33.8% | 35.7% |