Houston, TX Demographics

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Houston demographics overview

StatisticHoustonTexasNational
Population (2009 est.) 2,257,926 24,782,302 307,006,550
Population (2000) 1,954,848 20,851,820 281,421,906
Population growth 15.5% 18.8% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 58.7% 70.5% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 33.3% 27.4% 7.4%
Pct. married 52.4% 61.6% 57.7%
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The Houston population was 2,257,926 in 2009 compared to 1,954,848 in 2000. The Houston, TX population has increased by 15.5% from 2000 to 2009.

In Houston, 58.7% of the people speak English and 33.3% of people speak Spanish. In Houston, 52.4% of people are married and 73.6% of residents were born in the US.

Houston population breakdown by race

RaceHoustonTexasNational
White49.28%68.22%70.38%
African American25.23%12.60%14.29%
American Indian0.42%0.54%0.76%
Asian5.24%2.90%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.04%0.06%0.16%
Mixed race3.13%2.69%3.01%
Other race16.65%12.98%6.88%
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In Houston, 37.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Houston age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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