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Houston Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 4,715,407
Land Area (2000): 23,124.019 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,936.186 square kilometers

Houston Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	3,988,161	2002	4,363,586	2005	5,265,657
2000	4,172,584	2003	5,063,922	2006	5,429,705
2001	4,272,445	2004	5,160,979	2007	5,664,249

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	8,606,674	91.16%
Rural, Farm	29,913	0.32%
Rural, Non-farm	804,198	8.52%

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Houston Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	2,031,776	1,926,731	105,045	5.17%	52
1991	2,083,921	1,963,236	120,684	5.79%	58
1992	2,139,135	1,985,758	153,378	7.17%	72
1993	2,185,729	2,024,260	161,469	7.39%	74
1994	2,212,744	2,063,835	148,908	6.73%	67
1995	2,241,531	2,106,968	134,563	6.00%	60
1996	2,268,202	2,141,847	126,355	5.57%	56
1997	2,318,865	2,196,597	122,268	5.27%	53
1998	2,372,839	2,268,023	104,816	4.42%	44
1999	2,405,568	2,290,155	115,413	4.80%	48
2000	2,386,593	2,283,609	102,984	4.32%	43
2001	2,435,761	2,322,135	113,626	4.66%	47
2002	2,519,886	2,367,554	152,331	6.05%	60
2003	2,557,766	2,385,219	172,548	6.75%	67
2004	2,581,848	2,421,267	160,581	6.22%	62
2005	2,619,915	2,473,664	146,251	5.58%	56
2006	2,681,358	2,546,719	134,639	5.02%	50
2007	2,733,141	2,616,677	116,464	4.26%	43
2008	2,782,206	2,656,832	125,374	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	1,966,727	1,863,046	103,681	5.27%	53
Feb 1990	1,973,004	1,871,272	101,732	5.16%	52
Mar 1990	1,984,205	1,888,788	95,417	4.81%	48
Apr 1990	1,999,261	1,902,251	97,010	4.85%	49
May 1990	2,018,367	1,918,311	100,056	4.96%	50
Jun 1990	2,062,541	1,950,067	112,474	5.45%	55
Jul 1990	2,077,360	1,964,748	112,612	5.42%	54
Aug 1990	2,062,568	1,951,327	111,241	5.39%	54
Sep 1990	2,063,962	1,951,461	112,501	5.45%	55
Oct 1990	2,060,459	1,957,265	103,194	5.01%	50
Nov 1990	2,053,173	1,945,610	107,563	5.24%	52
Dec 1990	2,059,686	1,956,626	103,060	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	2,034,072	1,920,744	113,328	5.57%	56
Feb 1991	2,038,144	1,927,118	111,026	5.45%	54
Mar 1991	2,052,127	1,941,008	111,119	5.41%	54
Apr 1991	2,064,556	1,956,861	107,695	5.22%	52
May 1991	2,064,769	1,949,523	115,246	5.58%	56
Jun 1991	2,118,662	1,987,037	131,625	6.21%	62
Jul 1991	2,123,728	1,994,482	129,246	6.09%	61
Aug 1991	2,106,328	1,978,839	127,489	6.05%	61
Sep 1991	2,101,985	1,975,552	126,433	6.01%	60
Oct 1991	2,104,272	1,979,913	124,359	5.91%	59
Nov 1991	2,099,174	1,973,916	125,258	5.97%	60
Dec 1991	2,099,230	1,973,844	125,386	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	2,097,979	1,951,045	146,934	7.00%	70
Feb 1992	2,098,068	1,953,417	144,651	6.89%	69
Mar 1992	2,106,662	1,963,330	143,332	6.80%	68
Apr 1992	2,116,006	1,977,014	138,992	6.57%	66
May 1992	2,122,267	1,973,070	149,197	7.03%	70
Jun 1992	2,173,126	1,999,148	173,978	8.01%	80
Jul 1992	2,185,966	2,020,682	165,284	7.56%	76
Aug 1992	2,165,868	2,004,270	161,598	7.46%	75
Sep 1992	2,147,855	1,989,129	158,726	7.39%	74
Oct 1992	2,141,154	1,990,684	150,470	7.03%	70
Nov 1992	2,152,136	1,994,437	157,699	7.33%	73
Dec 1992	2,162,538	2,012,868	149,670	6.92%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	2,148,782	1,984,620	164,162	7.64%	76
Feb 1993	2,147,916	1,984,030	163,886	7.63%	76
Mar 1993	2,147,567	1,992,761	154,806	7.21%	72
Apr 1993	2,151,826	1,998,394	153,432	7.13%	71
May 1993	2,166,779	2,011,037	155,742	7.19%	72
Jun 1993	2,214,387	2,034,003	180,384	8.15%	81
Jul 1993	2,228,491	2,054,447	174,044	7.81%	78
Aug 1993	2,210,241	2,045,880	164,361	7.44%	74
Sep 1993	2,194,667	2,032,925	161,742	7.37%	74
Oct 1993	2,204,640	2,044,378	160,262	7.27%	73
Nov 1993	2,205,590	2,046,403	159,187	7.22%	72
Dec 1993	2,207,857	2,062,240	145,617	6.60%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	2,192,111	2,031,596	160,515	7.32%	73
Feb 1994	2,194,519	2,037,738	156,781	7.14%	71
Mar 1994	2,193,149	2,040,984	152,165	6.94%	69
Apr 1994	2,200,806	2,051,919	148,887	6.77%	68
May 1994	2,201,025	2,054,970	146,055	6.64%	66
Jun 1994	2,227,482	2,062,842	164,640	7.39%	74
Jul 1994	2,230,838	2,072,189	158,649	7.11%	71
Aug 1994	2,226,838	2,073,595	153,243	6.88%	69
Sep 1994	2,209,018	2,061,965	147,053	6.66%	67
Oct 1994	2,225,696	2,087,166	138,530	6.22%	62
Nov 1994	2,228,148	2,092,297	135,851	6.10%	61
Dec 1994	2,223,292	2,098,763	124,529	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	2,211,664	2,071,665	139,999	6.33%	63
Feb 1995	2,210,722	2,081,331	129,391	5.85%	59
Mar 1995	2,214,253	2,088,929	125,324	5.66%	57
Apr 1995	2,222,847	2,091,162	131,685	5.92%	59
May 1995	2,217,761	2,086,968	130,793	5.90%	59
Jun 1995	2,256,123	2,107,077	149,046	6.61%	66
Jul 1995	2,278,039	2,130,430	147,609	6.48%	65
Aug 1995	2,261,893	2,118,510	143,383	6.34%	63
Sep 1995	2,251,258	2,113,037	138,221	6.14%	61
Oct 1995	2,261,498	2,132,870	128,628	5.69%	57
Nov 1995	2,256,250	2,128,180	128,070	5.68%	57
Dec 1995	2,256,058	2,133,454	122,604	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,234,478	2,100,055	134,423	6.02%	60
Feb 1996	2,245,833	2,118,935	126,898	5.65%	57
Mar 1996	2,250,685	2,125,119	125,566	5.58%	56
Apr 1996	2,249,537	2,126,770	122,767	5.46%	55
May 1996	2,251,351	2,125,634	125,717	5.58%	56
Jun 1996	2,280,994	2,144,037	136,957	6.00%	60
Jul 1996	2,293,642	2,158,692	134,950	5.88%	59
Aug 1996	2,272,660	2,146,264	126,396	5.56%	56
Sep 1996	2,270,528	2,148,300	122,228	5.38%	54
Oct 1996	2,285,759	2,169,316	116,443	5.09%	51
Nov 1996	2,293,155	2,169,023	124,132	5.41%	54
Dec 1996	2,289,796	2,170,017	119,779	5.23%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,290,185	2,156,000	134,185	5.86%	59
Feb 1997	2,293,975	2,162,224	131,751	5.74%	57
Mar 1997	2,308,050	2,178,105	129,945	5.63%	56
Apr 1997	2,297,189	2,176,800	120,389	5.24%	52
May 1997	2,306,723	2,185,786	120,937	5.24%	52
Jun 1997	2,338,141	2,197,066	141,075	6.03%	60
Jul 1997	2,345,266	2,214,249	131,017	5.59%	56
Aug 1997	2,333,830	2,209,526	124,304	5.33%	53
Sep 1997	2,326,692	2,207,034	119,658	5.14%	51
Oct 1997	2,327,523	2,217,949	109,574	4.71%	47
Nov 1997	2,327,966	2,223,446	104,520	4.49%	45
Dec 1997	2,330,838	2,230,973	99,865	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,327,080	2,214,818	112,262	4.82%	48
Feb 1998	2,333,455	2,228,586	104,869	4.49%	45
Mar 1998	2,350,936	2,245,373	105,563	4.49%	45
Apr 1998	2,340,918	2,247,639	93,279	3.98%	40
May 1998	2,355,270	2,254,414	100,856	4.28%	43
Jun 1998	2,394,546	2,271,647	122,899	5.13%	51
Jul 1998	2,402,800	2,288,819	113,981	4.74%	47
Aug 1998	2,393,805	2,283,573	110,232	4.60%	46
Sep 1998	2,392,068	2,286,644	105,424	4.41%	44
Oct 1998	2,389,883	2,291,018	98,865	4.14%	41
Nov 1998	2,389,105	2,293,149	95,956	4.02%	40
Dec 1998	2,404,202	2,310,596	93,606	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,383,225	2,276,405	106,820	4.48%	45
Feb 1999	2,384,877	2,278,935	105,942	4.44%	44
Mar 1999	2,390,645	2,287,983	102,662	4.29%	43
Apr 1999	2,380,227	2,271,483	108,744	4.57%	46
May 1999	2,392,814	2,278,635	114,179	4.77%	48
Jun 1999	2,424,915	2,291,921	132,994	5.48%	55
Jul 1999	2,427,495	2,297,325	130,170	5.36%	54
Aug 1999	2,413,307	2,289,971	123,336	5.11%	51
Sep 1999	2,417,210	2,293,959	123,251	5.10%	51
Oct 1999	2,413,661	2,298,264	115,397	4.78%	48
Nov 1999	2,414,397	2,301,623	112,774	4.67%	47
Dec 1999	2,424,041	2,315,358	108,683	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	2,379,014	2,264,941	114,073	4.79%	48
Feb 2000	2,392,984	2,280,045	112,939	4.72%	47
Mar 2000	2,394,646	2,286,020	108,626	4.54%	45
Apr 2000	2,391,525	2,294,466	97,059	4.06%	41
May 2000	2,372,061	2,268,697	103,364	4.36%	44
Jun 2000	2,391,038	2,277,477	113,561	4.75%	47
Jul 2000	2,384,180	2,275,573	108,607	4.56%	46
Aug 2000	2,378,258	2,269,361	108,897	4.58%	46
Sep 2000	2,376,866	2,276,061	100,805	4.24%	42
Oct 2000	2,388,051	2,295,907	92,144	3.86%	39
Nov 2000	2,391,967	2,299,679	92,288	3.86%	39
Dec 2000	2,398,530	2,315,082	83,448	3.48%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	2,399,848	2,298,541	101,307	4.22%	42
Feb 2001	2,407,610	2,312,127	95,483	3.97%	40
Mar 2001	2,413,060	2,313,413	99,647	4.13%	41
Apr 2001	2,422,169	2,323,303	98,866	4.08%	41
May 2001	2,416,375	2,314,104	102,271	4.23%	42
Jun 2001	2,442,518	2,317,658	124,860	5.11%	51
Jul 2001	2,453,134	2,332,733	120,401	4.91%	49
Aug 2001	2,430,130	2,304,642	125,488	5.16%	52
Sep 2001	2,447,715	2,327,504	120,211	4.91%	49
Oct 2001	2,456,736	2,334,699	122,037	4.97%	50
Nov 2001	2,464,774	2,338,943	125,831	5.11%	51
Dec 2001	2,475,062	2,347,949	127,113	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,477,665	2,331,737	145,928	5.89%	59
Feb 2002	2,502,117	2,359,650	142,467	5.69%	57
Mar 2002	2,495,716	2,353,353	142,363	5.70%	57
Apr 2002	2,501,249	2,355,988	145,261	5.81%	58
May 2002	2,504,136	2,357,038	147,098	5.87%	59
Jun 2002	2,538,290	2,370,144	168,146	6.62%	66
Jul 2002	2,538,126	2,374,494	163,632	6.45%	64
Aug 2002	2,528,452	2,368,486	159,966	6.33%	63
Sep 2002	2,532,538	2,379,080	153,458	6.06%	61
Oct 2002	2,539,448	2,388,678	150,770	5.94%	59
Nov 2002	2,534,231	2,378,137	156,094	6.16%	62
Dec 2002	2,546,662	2,393,868	152,794	6.00%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	2,547,709	2,375,236	172,473	6.77%	68
Feb 2003	2,554,296	2,383,437	170,859	6.69%	67
Mar 2003	2,547,023	2,380,547	166,476	6.54%	65
Apr 2003	2,549,258	2,384,169	165,089	6.48%	65
May 2003	2,545,985	2,374,331	171,654	6.74%	67
Jun 2003	2,581,638	2,385,500	196,138	7.60%	76
Jul 2003	2,566,906	2,381,788	185,118	7.21%	72
Aug 2003	2,559,230	2,379,241	179,989	7.03%	70
Sep 2003	2,554,247	2,379,959	174,288	6.82%	68
Oct 2003	2,559,587	2,393,326	166,261	6.50%	65
Nov 2003	2,561,450	2,395,177	166,273	6.49%	65
Dec 2003	2,565,865	2,409,911	155,954	6.08%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,568,605	2,396,359	172,246	6.71%	67
Feb 2004	2,571,664	2,407,495	164,169	6.38%	64
Mar 2004	2,578,679	2,411,830	166,849	6.47%	65
Apr 2004	2,561,317	2,407,721	153,596	6.00%	60
May 2004	2,564,132	2,407,549	156,583	6.11%	61
Jun 2004	2,588,384	2,413,383	175,001	6.76%	68
Jul 2004	2,596,316	2,426,315	170,001	6.55%	65
Aug 2004	2,576,994	2,416,475	160,519	6.23%	62
Sep 2004	2,574,699	2,421,451	153,248	5.95%	60
Oct 2004	2,591,599	2,439,998	151,601	5.85%	58
Nov 2004	2,602,427	2,448,854	153,573	5.90%	59
Dec 2004	2,607,363	2,457,772	149,591	5.74%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	2,592,122	2,437,060	155,062	5.98%	60
Feb 2005	2,600,144	2,444,632	155,512	5.98%	60
Mar 2005	2,595,334	2,453,325	142,009	5.47%	55
Apr 2005	2,592,855	2,457,363	135,492	5.23%	52
May 2005	2,599,061	2,460,951	138,110	5.31%	53
Jun 2005	2,618,565	2,468,810	149,755	5.72%	57
Jul 2005	2,623,739	2,477,794	145,945	5.56%	56
Aug 2005	2,625,235	2,484,601	140,634	5.36%	54
Sep 2005	2,638,037	2,482,632	155,405	5.89%	59
Oct 2005	2,646,605	2,501,171	145,434	5.50%	55
Nov 2005	2,651,889	2,500,245	151,644	5.72%	57
Dec 2005	2,655,396	2,515,384	140,012	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,645,087	2,493,028	152,059	5.75%	57
Feb 2006	2,659,018	2,508,728	150,290	5.65%	57
Mar 2006	2,658,919	2,523,008	135,911	5.11%	51
Apr 2006	2,652,954	2,520,215	132,739	5.00%	50
May 2006	2,659,208	2,525,635	133,573	5.02%	50
Jun 2006	2,684,892	2,535,968	148,924	5.55%	55
Jul 2006	2,694,573	2,547,221	147,352	5.47%	55
Aug 2006	2,690,954	2,554,344	136,610	5.08%	51
Sep 2006	2,693,081	2,564,770	128,311	4.76%	48
Oct 2006	2,709,247	2,590,286	118,961	4.39%	44
Nov 2006	2,714,363	2,594,056	120,307	4.43%	44
Dec 2006	2,713,998	2,603,369	110,629	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,702,400	2,575,681	126,719	4.69%	47
Feb 2007	2,701,032	2,578,985	122,047	4.52%	45
Mar 2007	2,702,550	2,591,652	110,898	4.10%	41
Apr 2007	2,696,657	2,590,862	105,795	3.92%	39
May 2007	2,704,397	2,597,810	106,587	3.94%	39
Jun 2007	2,745,905	2,619,959	125,946	4.59%	46
Jul 2007	2,761,958	2,635,263	126,695	4.59%	46
Aug 2007	2,739,342	2,622,495	116,847	4.27%	43
Sep 2007	2,751,126	2,632,595	118,531	4.31%	43
Oct 2007	2,756,503	2,647,255	109,248	3.96%	40
Nov 2007	2,768,696	2,655,928	112,768	4.07%	41
Dec 2007	2,767,131	2,651,639	115,492	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,754,435	2,629,981	124,454	4.52%	45
Feb 2008	2,742,611	2,628,616	113,995	4.16%	42
Mar 2008	2,760,073	2,646,908	113,165	4.10%	41
Apr 2008	2,765,354	2,661,057	104,297	3.77%	38
May 2008	2,777,503	2,660,361	117,142	4.22%	42
Jun 2008	2,804,044	2,671,205	132,839	4.74%	47
Jul 2008	2,818,183	2,680,121	138,062	4.90%	49
Aug 2008	2,809,368	2,668,807	140,561	5.00%	50
Sep 2008	2,808,284	2,664,433	143,851	5.12%	51
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Houston Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	339,296	14.22%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	183,146	7.67%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	119,118	4.99%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	103,798	4.35%
5.	Educational Services	92,500	3.88%
6.	Public Administration	82,510	3.46%
7.	Chemical Manufacturing	82,352	3.45%
8.	Health Care	79,206	3.32%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	75,248	3.15%
10.	Finance and Insurance	72,188	3.02%
11.	Mining	65,706	2.75%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	62,410	2.62%
13.	Truck Transportation	54,090	2.27%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	51,728	2.17%
15.	Other Transportation	50,682	2.12%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	50,150	2.10%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	48,228	2.02%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	42,506	1.78%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	40,212	1.68%
20.	Utilities	39,126	1.64%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	274,920	14.51%
2.	Health Care	251,096	13.25%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	133,706	7.06%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	126,246	6.66%
5.	Finance and Insurance	119,408	6.30%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	77,566	4.09%
7.	Public Administration	60,356	3.19%
8.	Social Assistance	54,908	2.90%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	51,348	2.71%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	47,104	2.49%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	44,038	2.32%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	43,392	2.29%
13.	Construction	39,214	2.07%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	29,400	1.55%
15.	Mining	26,866	1.42%
16.	Private Household Services	25,906	1.37%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	23,886	1.26%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	22,750	1.20%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	21,774	1.15%
20.	Chemical Manufacturing	21,062	1.11%

Houston Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	122,732	5.14%
2.	Other Production Occupations	106,200	4.45%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	105,896	4.44%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	96,422	4.04%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	95,808	4.01%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	86,242	3.61%
7.	Engineers	81,750	3.43%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	81,692	3.42%
9.	Computer Specialists	79,192	3.32%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	68,220	2.86%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	67,456	2.83%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	65,838	2.76%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	62,774	2.63%
14.	Top Executives	60,878	2.55%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	57,280	2.40%
16.	Other Construction Trades	56,518	2.37%
17.	Construction Laborers	50,920	2.13%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	47,864	2.01%
19.	Carpenters	46,854	1.96%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	44,038	1.85%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	125,304	6.61%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	124,942	6.59%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	116,840	6.17%
4.	Other Management Occupations	74,222	3.92%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	71,406	3.77%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	70,508	3.72%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	66,858	3.53%
8.	Cashiers	65,958	3.48%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	64,156	3.39%
10.	Registered Nurses	55,966	2.95%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	52,278	2.76%
12.	Business Operations Specialists	50,704	2.68%
13.	Accountants and Auditors	43,698	2.31%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	43,596	2.30%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	43,114	2.28%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	41,984	2.22%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	38,374	2.03%
18.	Child Care Workers	37,002	1.95%
19.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	35,476	1.87%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	33,772	1.78%

Houston Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	4,176,266	59.67%
15-35 hours	636,551	9.09%
1-14 hours	165,208	2.36%
No regular hours	2,020,971	28.88%

Houston Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	133,398	3.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM	141,909	3.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	214,396	5.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	448,298	10.93%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	498,867	12.17%
7 AM-7:29 AM	712,268	17.37%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	584,916	14.26%
8 AM-8:29 AM	403,388	9.84%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	176,028	4.29%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	222,125	5.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	90,627	2.21%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	37,601	0.92%
Noon-3:59 PM	204,841	5.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM	231,869	5.65%

Houston Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	81,733	1.99%
5-9	308,371	7.52%
10-14	473,930	11.56%
15-19	581,311	14.18%
20-24	568,579	13.87%
25-29	233,049	5.68%
30-34	711,020	17.34%
35-39	133,247	3.25%
40-44	180,306	4.40%
45-59	447,550	10.91%
60-89	277,853	6.78%
At least 90	103,582	2.53%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	26,134	0.64%	2,220,839	54.16%
30-44	34,596	0.84%	989,977	24.14%
45-59	26,954	0.66%	420,596	10.26%
At least 60	48,873	1.19%	332,562	8.11%

Houston Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	12,572	0.30%
Car / truck / van, carpool	599,157	14.25%
Car / truck / van, solo	3,240,222	77.04%
Motorcycle	5,294	0.13%
Other	38,799	0.92%
Public transportation	136,557	3.25%
Walked	67,930	1.62%
Worked at home	105,319	2.50%

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Houston Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 3,316,504 (9,282,466 people)
: 2,382,204 (7,960,398 people)
: 856,886
: 4,245,142
Houston Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	291,886	8.79%
$10,000-$14,999	185,264	5.58%
$15,000-$19,999	190,803	5.75%
$20,000-$24,999	208,902	6.29%
$25,000-$29,999	209,465	6.31%
$30,000-$34,999	210,991	6.35%
$35,000-$39,999	190,032	5.72%
$40,000-$44,999	183,733	5.53%
$45,000-$49,999	155,424	4.68%
$50,000-$59,999	284,738	8.58%
$60,000-$74,999	343,269	10.34%
$75,000-$99,999	366,155	11.03%
$100,000-$124,999	208,915	6.29%
$125,000-$149,999	103,285	3.11%
$150,000-$199,999	93,663	2.82%
$200,000 or more	93,812	2.83%

Houston Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	388,021	23.42%
Family, 2 people	407,477	24.59%
Nonfamily, 2 people	70,839	4.28%
Family, 3 people	279,471	16.87%
Nonfamily, 3 people	9,563	0.58%
Family, 4 people	260,360	15.71%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3,620	0.22%
Family, 5 people	135,284	8.17%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1,401	0.08%
Family, 6 people	56,781	3.43%
Nonfamily, 6 people	559	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	43,012	2.60%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	411	0.02%

Houston Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	2,884,428	33.98%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	977,907	11.52%
Public Assistance	81,164	0.96%
Retirement	349,834	4.12%
Self Employment	386,109	4.55%
Social Security	570,724	6.72%
Supplemental Security	104,889	1.24%
Wage / Salary	2,787,215	32.83%
Other	347,240	4.09%

Houston Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	836,511	46.09%
With children under 18	978,301	53.91%

Houston Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	290,133	8.24%
Married	2,109,494	59.92%
Never Married	1,055,484	29.98%
Widowed	65,486	1.86%

Houston Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	397,582	10.96%
Married	2,083,120	57.45%
Never Married	861,044	23.75%
Widowed	284,308	7.84%

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Houston Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Houston Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	702,423	10.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,007,346	15.01%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,579,885	23.55%
Some college, no degree	1,524,154	22.72%
Associate degree	312,296	4.65%
Bachelors degree	1,074,598	16.02%
Graduate or professional degree	508,516	7.58%

Houston Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	93,171	1.98%	90,932	1.93%	184,103	3.90%
Kindergarten	145,084	3.08%	21,243	0.45%	166,327	3.53%
Grades 1-4	596,466	12.65%	46,237	0.98%	642,703	13.63%
Grades 5-8	581,932	12.34%	43,302	0.92%	625,234	13.26%
Grades 9-12	552,202	11.71%	40,118	0.85%	592,320	12.56%
Undergrad college	347,817	7.38%	57,532	1.22%	405,349	8.60%
Graduate or professional school	66,976	1.42%	28,202	0.60%	95,178	2.02%
Total	2,383,648	50.55%	327,566	6.95%	2,711,214	57.50%

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Houston Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Houston Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	12,332	11,157
2002	11,790	10,701
2003	12,581	11,210
2004	12,772	11,263

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Houston Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Houston Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	8,024,027	86.32%
Below Poverty Level	1,271,662	13.68%

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Houston Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 33,974
Houston Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.484	0.346	0.081	2.603	7.514	10.177	27.422	6.552	44.152
2000	4.325	0.346	0.077	2.420	7.168	9.584	27.195	6.449	43.227
2001	4.372	0.380	0.083	2.854	7.688	10.008	27.755	7.527	45.290
2002	4.475	0.363	0.084	3.221	8.142	10.421	28.967	7.519	46.907
2003	4.093	0.358	0.080	2.854	7.385	9.968	27.457	6.157	43.582
2004	4.123	0.391	0.080	2.641	7.236	9.947	27.731	6.006	43.684
2005	3.901	0.358	0.091	2.776	7.125	10.044	26.453	5.705	42.201
2006	3.834	0.346	0.096	2.796	7.072	9.648	25.705	5.869	41.222
2007	3.706	0.309	0.088	2.689	6.791	10.013	25.557	5.520	41.089

Houston Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	206,051
2000	210,279
2001	226,347
2002	240,211

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Houston Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Houston Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	768,578	16.30%
10-19 Years	735,763	15.60%
20-29 Years	701,641	14.88%
30-39 Years	771,846	16.37%
40-49 Years	743,117	15.76%
50-59 Years	483,787	10.26%
60-69 Years	258,854	5.49%
70-79 Years	171,673	3.64%
80-89 Years	67,958	1.44%
90+ Years	12,190	0.26%

Houston Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	2,349,675	49.83%
Female	2,365,732	50.17%

Houston Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	2,274,829	48.24%
Hispanic/Latino	1,353,477	28.70%
African-American	783,955	16.63%
Asian	226,308	4.80%
Multiracial	57,971	1.23%
Amerindian	11,147	0.24%
Other Race	5,972	0.13%
Pacific Islander	1,748	0.04%

Houston Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	909,925	20.04%
2.	Irish	643,695	14.18%
3.	English	637,174	14.03%
4.	United States Or American	587,312	12.94%
5.	French Non-Basque	256,849	5.66%
6.	Italian	212,355	4.68%
7.	Scotch Irish	138,497	3.05%
8.	Polish	132,828	2.93%
9.	Scottish	127,063	2.80%
10.	Czech	85,253	1.88%

Houston Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	5,934,074	68.30%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,156,062	24.82%
3.	Vietnamese	119,072	1.37%
4.	Chinese	81,785	0.94%
5.	French	41,440	0.48%
6.	Urdu	35,132	0.40%
7.	Tagalog	32,052	0.37%
8.	African	30,616	0.35%
9.	Arabic	27,892	0.32%
10.	German	27,781	0.32%

Houston Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	7,643,901	80.97%
Naturalized immigrant	559,112	5.92%
Not a citizen	1,237,772	13.11%

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Houston Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houston Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Austin County	Galveston County	San Jacinto County
Brazoria County	Harris County	Waller County
Chambers County	Liberty County
Fort Bend County	Montgomery County

Houston Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aldine	Hankamer	Pearland
Alief	Hardin	Pecan Grove
Alvin	Hedwig Village	Pine Island
Ames	Hempstead	Pinehurst
Anahuac	High Island	Piney Point Village
Angleton	Highlands	Pleak
Arcola	Hillcrest	Plum Grove
Atascocita	Hilshire Village	Pointblank
Bacliff	Hitchcock	Port Bolivar
Bailey's Prairie	Hockley	Porter
Barker	Holiday Lakes	Prairie View
Barrett	Houston	Quintana
Bayou Vista	Huffman	Raywood
Baytown	Hufsmith	Richmond
Beach City	Hull	Richwood
Beasley	Humble	Roman Forest
Bellaire	Hunters Creek Village	Romayor
Bellville	Industry	Rosenberg
Bleiblerville	Iowa Colony	Rosharon
Bolivar Peninsula	Jacinto City	Rye
Bonney	Jamaica Beach	San Felipe
Brazoria	Jersey Village	San Leon
Brazosport	Jones Creek	Santa Fe
Brookshire	Katy	Seabrook
Brookside Village	Kemah	Sealy
Bunker Hill Village	Kendleton	Sheldon
Cat Spring	Kenefick	Shenandoah
Channelview	Kenney	Shepherd
Cinco Ranch	Kingwood	Shoreacres
Clear Lake Shores	La Marque	Sienna Plantation
Cleveland	La Porte	Simonton
Cloverleaf	Lake Jackson	South Houston
Clute	League City	Southeast Harris
Coldspring	Liberty	Southeast Montgomery
Conroe	Liverpool	Southside Place
Cove	Magnolia	Splendora
Crosby	Manvel	Spring
Cumings	Meadows Place	Stafford
Cut and Shoot	Mission Bend	Stagecoach
Cypress	Missouri City	Stowell
Daisetta	Mont Belvieu	Sugar Land
Damon	Montgomery	Surfside Beach
Danbury	Morgan's Point	Sweeny
Danciger	Nassau Bay	Taylor Lake Village
Dayton	Needville	Texas City
Deer Park	New Caney	The Woodlands
Devers	New Territory	Thompsons
Dickinson	New Ulm	Tiki Island
Dobbin	North Cleveland	Tomball
El Lago	North Houston	Waller
Fairchilds	Northeast Harris	Wallis
Fifth Street	Northwest Harris	Wallisville
Four Corners	Oak Ridge North	Webster
Freeport	Oakhurst	West Columbia
Fresno	Old Ocean	West End
Friendswood	Old River-Winfree	West University Place
Fulshear	Orchard	Wild Peach Village
Galena Park	Oyster Creek	Willis
Galveston	Panorama Village	Winnie
Gilchrist	Pasadena	Woodbranch
Greatwood	Pattison	Woodloch
Guy	Patton Village

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