Houston

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  1. Houston Legal Resources
  2. Houston Statistics
  3. Houston Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Houston Employment Information
  5. Houston Family Information
  6. Houston Education Information
  7. Houston Business Information
  8. Houston Public Benefits Information
  9. Houston Criminal Information
  10. Houston Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Houston Zip Codes


Houston Legal Resources Back to top

Houston Government Website

Houston Legal Code

Texas Constitution
Texas Code

Texas State Resources
Texas Website
Texas Governor
Texas Legislature
Texas Courts
Texas Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Texas Southern


Houston Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,442,003
  • Land Area (2000): 2,270.045 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 66.289 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 52.2186 (11.2) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 83.5186 (28.6) / 92.3186 (33.5)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,371
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,012
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 51 inches
Houston Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 1,812,277 2002 2,040,583 2005 2,045,732
2000 1,920,350 2003 2,041,081 2006 2,073,729
2001 1,997,965 2004 2,043,446 2007 2,169,544

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Houses (2000): 947,297
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 59,202
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 146,349
Houston Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,432,676 99.60%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 198 0.01%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 9,644 0.39%

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Houston Employment Information Back to top
Houston Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 891,617 836,745 54,872 6.15% 62
1991 912,131 848,611 63,520 6.96% 70
1992 936,352 855,767 80,586 8.61% 86
1993 953,048 867,923 85,124 8.93% 89
1994 959,775 882,068 77,707 8.10% 81
1995 967,641 898,063 69,579 7.19% 72
1996 974,997 910,497 64,500 6.62% 66
1997 993,671 932,387 61,285 6.17% 62
1998 1,013,373 961,025 52,348 5.17% 52
1999 1,025,294 967,095 58,199 5.68% 57
2000 963,390 914,743 48,647 5.05% 50
2001 980,058 926,129 53,928 5.50% 55
2002 1,011,602 939,300 72,302 7.15% 71
2003 1,022,005 940,957 81,049 7.93% 79
2004 1,023,962 949,324 74,638 7.29% 73
2005 969,524 912,568 56,956 5.87% 59
2006 1,005,373 952,198 53,176 5.29% 53
2007 1,022,254 978,355 43,900 4.29% 43
2008 1,039,892 993,368 46,524 4.47% 45
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 1,029,723 983,328 46,395 4.51% 45
Feb 2008 1,025,186 982,819 42,367 4.13% 41
Mar 2008 1,031,639 989,657 41,982 4.07% 41
Apr 2008 1,033,582 994,948 38,634 3.74% 37
May 2008 1,038,000 994,687 43,313 4.17% 42
Jun 2008 1,047,647 998,742 48,905 4.67% 47
Jul 2008 1,053,132 1,002,075 51,057 4.85% 48
Aug 2008 1,050,188 997,846 52,342 4.98% 50
Sep 2008 1,049,928 996,209 53,719 5.12% 51
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Houston Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 85,558 14.14%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 49,603 8.20%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 35,738 5.91%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 31,371 5.19%
5. Educational Services 24,106 3.99%
6. Health Care 22,073 3.65%
7. Repair and Maintenance 19,829 3.28%
8. Finance and Insurance 19,809 3.27%
9. Public Administration 17,172 2.84%
10. Metal Manufactuing 15,402 2.55%
11. Mining 14,687 2.43%
12. Truck Transportation 14,428 2.39%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 14,411 2.38%
14. Other Transportation 13,621 2.25%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 12,679 2.10%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 11,775 1.95%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 10,788 1.78%
18. Chemical Manufacturing 10,114 1.67%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 8,985 1.49%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 8,539 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 64,583 13.28%
2. Educational Services 62,865 12.92%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 36,838 7.57%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 35,217 7.24%
5. Finance and Insurance 31,388 6.45%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 23,861 4.90%
7. Public Administration 14,309 2.94%
8. Social Assistance 13,683 2.81%
9. Department and Other General Stores 12,820 2.64%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 12,717 2.61%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 12,385 2.55%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 10,751 2.21%
13. Private Household Services 8,806 1.81%
14. Construction 8,499 1.75%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 7,566 1.56%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 7,004 1.44%
17. Mining 6,906 1.42%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 5,771 1.19%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 5,308 1.09%
20. Utilities 5,109 1.05%

Houston Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 27,514 4.55%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 25,941 4.29%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 23,517 3.89%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 23,420 3.87%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 22,970 3.80%
6. Other Production Occupations 22,309 3.69%
7. Computer Specialists 21,494 3.55%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 20,550 3.40%
9. Engineers 18,880 3.12%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 18,089 2.99%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 17,344 2.87%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 17,130 2.83%
13. Vehicle Mechanics 16,777 2.77%
14. Other Construction Trades 16,131 2.67%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 15,938 2.63%
16. Construction Laborers 15,726 2.60%
17. Top Executives 12,942 2.14%
18. Carpenters 12,911 2.13%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 12,224 2.02%
20. Business Operations Specialists 11,915 1.97%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 31,746 6.53%
2. Secretaries and Admins 29,521 6.07%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 25,095 5.16%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 21,572 4.43%
5. Other Management Occupations 18,188 3.74%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 18,075 3.72%
7. Cashiers 17,775 3.65%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 17,286 3.55%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 15,997 3.29%
10. Business Operations Specialists 13,082 2.69%
11. Customer Service Representatives 12,989 2.67%
12. Registered Nurses 12,503 2.57%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 12,331 2.53%
14. Accountants and Auditors 11,484 2.36%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 11,032 2.27%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 10,882 2.24%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 10,405 2.14%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 9,756 2.01%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 9,664 1.99%
20. Child Care Workers 9,364 1.92%

Houston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,081,230 59.44%
15-35 hours 160,520 8.83%
1-14 hours 43,593 2.40%
No regular hours 533,573 29.33%

Houston Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 30,715 2.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM 32,028 3.07%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 47,560 4.55%
6 AM-6:29 AM 108,481 10.39%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 120,406 11.53%
7 AM-7:29 AM 183,199 17.54%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 147,817 14.16%
8 AM-8:29 AM 109,928 10.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 49,670 4.76%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 62,184 5.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 25,582 2.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 10,447 1.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 55,311 5.30%
4 PM-11:59 PM 60,885 5.83%

Houston Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 17,468 1.67%
5-9 70,919 6.79%
10-14 118,483 11.35%
15-19 156,903 15.03%
20-24 156,019 14.94%
25-29 63,255 6.06%
30-34 202,053 19.35%
35-39 33,108 3.17%
40-44 42,828 4.10%
45-59 99,518 9.53%
60-89 58,638 5.62%
At least 90 25,021 2.40%

Houston Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 11,550 1.11% 571,497 54.73%
30-44 14,733 1.41% 263,256 25.21%
45-59 9,753 0.93% 89,765 8.60%
At least 60 18,933 1.81% 64,726 6.20%

Houston Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 4,044 0.38%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 166,998 15.63%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 784,044 73.36%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 1,112 0.10%
Color 4 Box Other 11,479 1.07%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 54,969 5.14%
Color 6 Box Walked 21,567 2.02%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 24,563 2.30%

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Houston Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 876,635 (2,407,889 people)
Families (2000): 586,829 (1,998,491 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 183,580
People at same address in 1995: 1,055,444
Houston Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 92,410 10.54%
$10,000-$14,999 55,271 6.30%
$15,000-$19,999 58,306 6.65%
$20,000-$24,999 63,356 7.23%
$25,000-$29,999 62,579 7.14%
$30,000-$34,999 61,139 6.97%
$35,000-$39,999 53,092 6.06%
$40,000-$44,999 50,526 5.76%
$45,000-$49,999 40,735 4.65%
$50,000-$59,999 71,540 8.16%
$60,000-$74,999 80,306 9.16%
$75,000-$99,999 78,826 8.99%
$100,000-$124,999 44,612 5.09%
$125,000-$149,999 21,728 2.48%
$150,000-$199,999 20,493 2.34%
$200,000 or more 21,716 2.48%

Houston Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 239,540 27.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 195,639 22.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 44,449 5.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 136,652 15.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6,017 0.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 121,300 13.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2,302 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 68,714 7.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 907 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 31,974 3.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 375 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 27,466 3.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 299 0.03%

Houston Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 759,543 34.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 226,251 10.38%
Public Assistance 24,714 1.13%
Retirement 80,558 3.69%
Self Employment 96,248 4.41%
Social Security 142,552 6.54%
Supplemental Security 31,100 1.43%
Wage / Salary 733,650 33.65%
Other 85,943 3.94%

Houston Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 189,252 45.53%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 226,387 54.47%

Houston Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 74,505 8.15%
Color 1 Box Married 507,999 55.58%
Color 2 Box Never Married 314,286 34.38%
Color 3 Box Widowed 17,240 1.89%

Houston Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 107,356 11.42%
Color 1 Box Married 497,400 52.92%
Color 2 Box Never Married 259,620 27.62%
Color 3 Box Widowed 75,466 8.03%

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Houston Education Information Back to top
Houston Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 234,528 13.41%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 288,697 16.50%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 381,113 21.79%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 362,827 20.74%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 69,679 3.98%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 275,846 15.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 136,494 7.80%

Houston Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 25,407 1.04% 19,480 0.80% 44,887 1.84%
Kindergarten 39,578 1.62% 4,695 0.19% 44,273 1.81%
Grades 1-4 152,711 6.25% 10,815 0.44% 163,526 6.70%
Grades 5-8 142,924 5.85% 10,577 0.43% 153,501 6.29%
Grades 9-12 134,447 5.51% 9,907 0.41% 144,354 5.91%
Undergrad college 92,030 3.77% 18,167 0.74% 110,197 4.51%
Graduate or professional school 20,162 0.83% 9,415 0.39% 29,577 1.21%
Total 607,259 24.87% 83,056 3.40% 690,315 28.27%

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Houston Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $122,727,158,000
Retail sales (2002): $25,813,909,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $4,155,251,000
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Houston Public Benefits Information Back to top
Houston Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,994,125 82.71%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 416,790 17.29%

Houston Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $18,332 $2,222 $873 $5,981 $445 $4,159 $29,790 $13,531 $114,245 $0
1952 $21,678 $2,242 $1,621 $6,238 $524 $5,367 $35,428 $16,118 $122,949 $54,451
1953 $23,700 $3,086 $1,590 $6,468 $570 $5,147 $37,475 $17,866 $139,310 $52,367
1954 $25,060 $2,991 $1,164 $6,983 $661 $5,513 $39,381 $18,776 $149,831 $45,903
1955 $29,811 $3,155 $1,629 $7,345 $714 $6,827 $46,326 $24,187 $154,982 $47,883
1956 $29,840 $3,722 $2,021 $8,910 $852 $8,073 $49,696 $26,938 $164,568 $59,073
1957 $32,175 $3,993 $2,011 $10,059 $1,073 $9,030 $54,348 $27,729 $185,642 $76,842
1958 $44,361 $5,008 $1,926 $10,428 $1,373 $9,029 $67,117 $29,870 $228,440 $92,470
1959 $42,763 $6,054 $2,460 $11,404 $1,538 $9,461 $67,626 $33,537 $237,868 $95,057
1960 $43,835 $5,870 $2,107 $12,446 $1,720 $11,473 $71,581 $35,521 $245,590 $94,863
1961 $46,207 $6,203 $2,503 $12,623 $2,070 $12,613 $76,016 $37,853 $258,393 $102,322
1962 $48,650 $6,667 $2,963 $16,414 $2,395 $15,006 $85,428 $39,450 $263,500 $104,193
1963 $50,550 $7,491 $3,886 $19,024 $2,780 $17,678 $93,918 $42,350 $282,500 $123,351
1964 $50,544 $7,491 $3,880 $19,039 $2,780 $17,672 $93,915 $42,324 $282,745 $0
1965 $53,097 $7,840 $5,265 $15,665 $2,961 $19,114 $96,102 $46,249 $288,686 $0
1966 $56,156 $7,775 $8,564 $16,165 $3,270 $20,760 $104,915 $47,974 $330,092 $0
1967 $60,607 $8,384 $5,659 $15,948 $3,573 $22,521 $108,308 $48,585 $374,598 $183,770
1968 $65,006 $8,823 $5,069 $17,682 $3,850 $24,239 $115,846 $53,118 $389,046 $0
1969 $66,558 $20,304 $4,619 $18,362 $4,786 $26,235 $120,560 $61,350 $420,901 $0
1970 $64,742 $36,859 $5,141 $22,125 $5,633 $31,170 $128,811 $68,554 $450,106 $227,061
1971 $68,538 $41,261 $6,630 $23,533 $6,745 $37,527 $142,973 $81,627 $484,016 $250,657
1972 $80,402 $46,200 $14,298 $27,505 $7,965 $42,162 $172,332 $95,141 $502,544 $264,794
1973 $86,713 $51,648 $31,313 $30,855 $9,817 $43,652 $202,350 $104,349 $517,673 $285,338
1974 $93,676 $57,867 $40,401 $34,513 $11,088 $52,043 $231,721 $115,874 $613,819 $396,720
1975 $114,263 $66,521 $50,579 $50,604 $12,579 $83,809 $311,834 $134,259 $653,141 $433,783
1976 $131,439 $78,279 $68,643 $56,070 $14,624 $91,197 $361,973 $164,119 $712,961 $472,784
1977 $151,028 $91,828 $62,699 $61,932 $20,302 $105,432 $401,393 $191,804 $788,783 $562,235
1978 $163,134 $109,042 $74,370 $79,750 $14,965 $135,387 $467,606 $211,986 $917,843 $770,265
1979 $181,192 $134,538 $94,868 $95,854 $18,412 $164,705 $555,031 $239,569 $1,082,614 $936,792
1980 $202,982 $149,550 $89,443 $89,592 $33,947 $194,615 $610,579 $272,102 $1,415,707 $1,243,992
1981 $223,723 $179,994 $124,217 $119,069 $50,514 $225,074 $742,597 $328,788 $1,403,984 $1,313,066
1982 $245,869 $211,618 $131,120 $113,751 $67,246 $255,462 $813,448 $393,654 $1,519,127 $1,428,987
1983 $289,004 $246,087 $129,164 $134,269 $69,011 $338,533 $959,981 $460,460 $1,821,054 $1,566,885
1984 $305,980 $250,437 $107,511 $151,380 $96,241 $406,129 $1,067,241 $453,452 $2,273,200 $2,156,060
1985 $337,939 $259,711 $113,006 $150,514 $108,566 $464,034 $1,174,059 $486,725 $2,338,175 $2,551,427
1986 $349,823 $261,371 $144,670 $153,263 $204,484 $506,351 $1,358,591 $520,497 $2,589,204 $2,829,803
1987 $365,940 $242,140 $144,493 $162,500 $171,745 $494,923 $1,339,601 $510,950 $3,135,689 $2,993,382
1988 $346,378 $253,709 $160,354 $188,788 $188,535 $490,210 $1,374,265 $510,511 $3,571,951 $3,510,394
1989 $389,990 $250,228 $105,165 $203,813 $141,029 $528,420 $1,368,417 $474,177 $3,434,078 $3,464,298
1990 $376,271 $316,076 $57,149 $227,091 $178,884 $546,266 $1,385,661 $501,000 $3,610,586 $3,558,244
1991 $383,890 $334,118 $63,184 $234,888 $106,845 $558,660 $1,347,467 $564,900 $3,507,864 $3,600,473
1992 $399,845 $379,464 $63,605 $234,720 $150,502 $573,659 $1,422,331 $562,000 $3,494,830 $3,685,891
1993 $399,381 $362,182 $79,065 $234,379 $181,123 $572,126 $1,466,074 $594,700 $3,751,037 $3,874,823
1994 $407,904 $387,910 $95,894 $252,502 $283,521 $594,479 $1,634,300 $639,400 $3,822,263 $3,929,559
1995 $428,498 $401,127 $122,340 $253,903 $133,612 $631,526 $1,569,879 $708,800 $3,792,901 $4,145,051
1996 $447,337 $416,311 $120,791 $255,249 $427,521 $659,712 $1,910,610 $728,100 $4,407,082 $4,507,362
1997 $442,150 $449,665 $148,298 $245,053 $486,091 $693,710 $2,015,302 $746,303 $4,996,315 $5,518,291
1998 $466,718 $490,176 $156,202 $269,281 $573,300 $702,301 $2,167,802 $841,335 $5,600,416 $5,865,028
1999 $499,065 $518,203 $165,750 $268,683 $582,805 $729,199 $2,245,502 $905,373 $6,378,935 $6,639,205
2000 $537,572 $534,651 $153,307 $285,006 $637,208 $744,144 $2,357,237 $727,386 $6,508,796 $6,583,858
2001 $567,116 $586,240 $163,045 $281,183 $123,855 $847,608 $1,982,807 $795,679 $7,887,363 $7,738,589
2002 $614,673 $597,623 $212,349 $291,496 $0 $814,669 $1,933,187 $1,011,357 $8,205,110 $6,332,892
2003 $713,873 $589,364 $203,944 $335,728 $297,189 $814,302 $2,365,036 $875,948 $9,476,602 $8,497,278
2004 $660,999 $588,122 $242,747 $276,228 $1,066,577 $827,940 $3,074,491 $1,047,116 $10,065,466 $8,668,637
2005 $738,451 $617,324 $239,720 $311,583 $949,766 $966,539 $3,206,059 $917,808 $10,835,470 $9,239,049
2006 $780,516 $711,885 $550,323 $340,696 $989,498 $1,076,432 $3,737,465 $984,816 $11,403,153 $10,411,747


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $1,221 $150 $3,506 $5,302 $1,422 $37,237
$8,182 $337 $1,707 $6,808 $341 $8,261
1952 $0 $1,444 $214 $3,979 $7,080 $1,583 $48,573
$8,878 $335 $1,772 $12,841 $363 $10,084
1953 $0 $1,773 $386 $4,299 $7,797 $3,017 $60,330
$9,114 $403 $2,001 $17,727 $399 $13,414
1954 $0 $1,927 $173 $4,576 $11,104 $3,872 $60,685
$9,453 $487 $2,356 $12,509 $436 $13,792
1955 $0 $1,974 $193 $5,185 $10,871 $2,167 $50,160
$10,455 $503 $2,447 $7,790 $496 $8,079
1956 $0 $2,165 $216 $5,675 $8,925 $2,235 $52,114
$11,651 $506 $2,578 $8,349 $651 $9,163
1957 $0 $2,391 $218 $6,188 $10,216 $2,990 $62,146
$12,841 $21 $3,265 $8,452 $695 $14,869
1958 $0 $2,554 $242 $6,655 $12,855 $3,296 $70,737
$13,986 $21 $3,552 $13,467 $760 $13,349
1959 $0 $2,906 $0 $7,302 $13,432 $3,559 $80,772
$16,498 $21 $4,106 $12,236 $929 $19,783
1960 $0 $3,002 $0 $8,086 $13,194 $3,559 $85,718
$16,559 $21 $4,305 $14,113 $1,008 $21,871
1961 $0 $3,211 $0 $9,601 $14,141 $3,518 $88,180
$16,649 $21 $4,712 $13,490 $1,098 $21,739
1962 $0 $3,277 $1,491 $8,604 $15,407 $3,539 $96,131
$18,249 $21 $5,245 $15,773 $1,305 $23,220
1963 $0 $3,334 $0 $9,052 $12,577 $4,035 $100,891
$19,284 $21 $5,375 $17,771 $1,575 $27,867
1964 $0 $3,329 $649 $9,055 $12,580 $4,033 $100,840
$19,243 $21 $5,378 $17,765 $1,570 $27,217
1965 $0 $3,744 $1,148 $9,490 $13,563 $3,789 $107,984
$21,943 $21 $6,313 $17,002 $1,880 $29,091
1966 $0 $3,837 $1,883 $10,503 $13,042 $6,018 $125,476
$22,607 $21 $7,122 $13,868 $2,085 $44,490
1967 $10 $4,433 $1,199 $3,021 $27,962 $8,659 $136,824
$25,125 $21 $8,844 $16,589 $2,386 $38,575
1968 $23 $4,811 $1,237 $3,745 $19,132 $13,695 $163,200
$29,998 $21 $10,419 $24,650 $2,547 $52,922
1969 $6 $5,376 $902 $4,427 $14,066 $8,244 $140,309
$35,960 $21 $11,126 $18,116 $2,942 $39,123
1970 $6 $5,651 $382 $5,736 $29,412 $6,866 $169,792
$38,977 $21 $14,359 $28,591 $3,247 $36,544
1971 $3 $6,707 $914 $5,913 $26,235 $8,552 $192,854
$47,650 $21 $12,957 $38,753 $3,346 $41,803
1972 $1,492 $7,310 $4,900 $8,166 $25,987 $11,298 $221,090
$53,702 $21 $14,640 $36,122 $4,203 $53,249
1973 $3,704 $8,303 $3,441 $9,844 $25,190 $12,558 $243,463
$59,952 $46 $15,616 $38,941 $5,372 $60,496
1974 $1,907 $9,717 $2,050 $10,457 $34,375 $15,838 $263,107
$67,243 $46 $16,383 $34,187 $6,756 $64,148
1975 $1,172 $13,494 $2,606 $12,696 $47,218 $17,972 $369,468
$84,288 $46 $23,513 $65,218 $8,093 $93,152
1976 $898 $18,311 $2,954 $13,774 $58,665 $31,753 $466,708
$101,464 $46 $23,866 $79,815 $8,942 $126,220
1977 $319 $18,947 $1,848 $16,133 $53,351 $20,568 $472,775
$115,711 $0 $26,184 $71,758 $10,646 $137,310
1978 $335 $20,203 $1,639 $18,031 $48,331 $20,646 $514,132
$130,085 $0 $29,139 $85,824 $12,798 $147,101
1979 $76 $23,013 $1,814 $19,863 $76,880 $31,423 $646,701
$150,763 $0 $37,861 $89,146 $15,031 $200,831
1980 $4 $28,317 $2,851 $23,726 $98,642 $41,825 $741,060
$167,827 $0 $43,794 $97,267 $17,955 $218,852
1981 $0 $30,916 $3,737 $26,232 $138,713 $39,453 $912,666
$203,767 $0 $50,594 $124,401 $20,814 $274,039
1982 $0 $34,977 $4,461 $26,746 $161,048 $41,011 $1,039,424
$225,570 $0 $61,366 $135,388 $22,873 $325,984
1983 $0 $40,002 $5,343 $32,587 $148,520 $65,821 $1,251,234
$282,568 $0 $86,748 $151,552 $33,771 $404,322
1984 $0 $39,907 $4,586 $26,943 $135,895 $50,764 $1,182,243
$276,089 $0 $103,345 $171,130 $31,563 $342,021
1985 $0 $44,882 $4,905 $28,336 $127,331 $61,331 $1,246,091
$294,463 $0 $123,360 $186,365 $35,573 $339,545
1986 $0 $54,202 $3,837 $36,955 $200,271 $54,066 $1,468,650
$339,544 $0 $127,284 $210,439 $39,088 $402,964
1987 $0 $50,147 $3,799 $29,219 $203,513 $117,156 $1,791,109
$336,273 $0 $150,749 $342,726 $42,670 $514,857
1988 $0 $46,534 $2,406 $29,475 $212,532 $67,134 $1,674,439
$290,693 $0 $171,442 $201,113 $44,811 $608,299
1989 $0 $44,653 $2,529 $33,334 $244,087 $48,304 $1,643,022
$290,249 $0 $207,150 $179,686 $57,340 $535,690
1990 $0 $56,840 $2,655 $49,194 $225,022 $55,986 $1,659,812
$370,189 $0 $196,355 $212,922 $60,111 $430,538
1991 $0 $65,261 $3,011 $53,113 $187,814 $60,684 $1,623,061
$395,789 $0 $185,064 $215,143 $65,320 $391,862
1992 $0 $79,203 $0 $58,721 $243,640 $67,758 $1,758,002
$416,162 $0 $170,640 $238,372 $67,647 $415,859
1993 $0 $87,822 $0 $60,647 $289,025 $80,280 $1,842,373
$450,402 $0 $156,959 $238,871 $73,072 $405,295
1994 $0 $84,816 $0 $68,504 $347,943 $85,942 $2,055,402
$487,564 $0 $154,720 $274,054 $83,418 $468,441
1995 $0 $78,574 $0 $68,739 $266,307 $93,245 $2,147,713
$520,666 $0 $163,220 $363,119 $90,116 $503,727
1996 $0 $87,470 $0 $79,062 $278,868 $97,468 $2,260,693
$526,656 $0 $181,294 $386,875 $96,374 $526,626
1997 $1 $79,959 $0 $78,519 $293,707 $102,091 $2,409,623
$567,670 $0 $186,117 $399,768 $102,640 $599,151
1998 $0 $83,926 $0 $83,163 $386,398 $113,957 $2,616,067
$602,765 $0 $183,799 $424,420 $125,323 $612,316
1999 $0 $83,286 $0 $88,192 $351,555 $93,219 $2,670,459
$602,413 $0 $200,384 $443,514 $126,951 $680,945
2000 $0 $88,443 $9,310 $88,329 $391,000 $114,469 $2,557,680
$622,037 $0 $210,778 $322,459 $133,636 $577,219
2001 $0 $94,082 $12,635 $97,812 $642,103 $138,884 $2,871,329
$648,566 $0 $244,209 $277,515 $167,990 $547,533
2002 $0 $95,450 $18,150 $94,549 $716,014 $149,096 $3,100,518
$689,984 $0 $233,568 $321,419 $178,228 $604,060
2003 $0 $93,976 $10,164 $93,915 $686,948 $159,545 $3,119,833
$793,712 $0 $251,187 $180,715 $237,417 $612,254
2004 $0 $88,709 $28,578 $103,469 $812,832 $145,212 $3,574,067
$766,253 $0 $307,712 $290,594 $331,102 $699,606
2005 $0 $120,088 $23,377 $104,971 $711,964 $105,599 $3,547,615
$854,681 $0 $297,823 $276,471 $417,462 $635,179
2006 $0 $139,091 $40,839 $97,543 $558,581 $129,017 $3,982,080
$951,668 $0 $356,587 $306,628 $380,599 $1,021,527

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 11,070
Houston Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 6.720 0.413 0.133 4.607 11.873 0.957 13.654 36.456 10.730 61.796
2000 6.349 0.423 0.120 4.299 11.191 0.855 12.109 34.943 10.344 58.251
2001 6.149 0.473 0.134 4.966 11.721 0.880 12.567 34.721 12.057 60.224
2002 6.174 0.437 0.125 5.495 12.231 0.831 13.185 35.992 11.731 61.740
2003 5.858 0.376 0.136 5.382 11.753 0.761 12.994 35.291 10.510 58.795
2004 5.904 0.444 0.133 4.983 11.464 0.614 13.267 36.581 10.552 60.400
2005 5.696 0.426 0.163 5.440 11.725 0.617 13.463 35.428 9.976 58.866
2006 5.617 0.412 0.182 5.483 11.694 0.541 12.957 35.246 10.172 58.375
2007 5.550 0.320 0.162 5.291 11.322 0.483 13.387 34.485 8.972 56.844
2008 3.009 0.171 0.075 2.453 5.709 0.227 5.758 15.895 3.536 25.189

Houston Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1,229 5,069
2005 1,248 4,779
2006 1,442 4,781
2007 1,446 4,892

Houston Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 133,509
2000 133,353
2001 143,745
2002 150,943

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Houston Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 403,724 16.53%
10-19 Years 362,972 14.86%
20-29 Years 417,963 17.12%
30-39 Years 410,945 16.83%
40-49 Years 357,625 14.64%
50-59 Years 232,829 9.53%
60-69 Years 128,257 5.25%
70-79 Years 86,573 3.55%
80-89 Years 34,570 1.42%
90+ Years 6,545 0.27%

Houston Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,216,905 49.83%
Color 1 Box Female 1,225,098 50.17%

Houston Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 879,617 36.02%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 821,838 33.65%
Color 1 Box African-American 561,088 22.98%
Color 2 Box Asian 139,501 5.71%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 31,237 1.28%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4,407 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3,388 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 927 0.04%

Houston Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 166,812 18.77%
2. English 126,746 14.26%
3. Irish 115,661 13.02%
4. United States Or American 97,924 11.02%
5. French Non-Basque 48,856 5.50%
6. Italian 43,742 4.92%
7. Scotch Irish 27,881 3.14%
8. Polish 27,083 3.05%
9. Scottish 26,534 2.99%
10. African 18,267 2.06%

Houston Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,340,648 59.87%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 713,222 31.85%
3. Vietnamese 43,448 1.94%
4. Chinese 24,577 1.10%
5. French 11,935 0.53%
6. African 11,580 0.52%
7. Urdu 9,945 0.44%
8. Arabic 9,083 0.41%
9. Tagalog 8,550 0.38%
10. German 6,323 0.28%

Houston Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,825,154 74.72%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 174,589 7.15%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 442,775 18.13%

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