Houston City, Texas

Houston City, Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties, Texas is a city located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 1953631. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 2242193, giving it the largest population among Texas. The city extends throughout a territory of 601.69 sq mi (1558.37 kmē ), of which, 579.42 square miles (1500.69 kmē) of it is land and 22.28 square miles (57.7 kmē) of it is water, it is the largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks eighth in the size of its inland waterways in Texas.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1953631 people, 717945 households, and 457549 families residing in the city. The population density was 3371.7 people per square mile (1301.82/kmē), it would be the 47th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Texas. There were 782009 housing units at an average density of 1349.6 per square mile (521.08/kmē). The average household size was 2.67 people, and the average family size was 3.39 people. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median age was 30.9 years, The median age of males and females living in Houston City was 30.2 and 31.8 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 962610 White, 494496 Black or African American, 8568 American Indian, 103694 Asian, 1182 Native Hawaiian, 61478 from two or more races and 321603 Ohter races.

Houston city Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Houston city Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
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The median income for a household in the city was $36616, making it the 515th wealthiest city by median household income among the Texas. The median income for a family in the city was $40443, it is 602nd wealthiest city by median family income in Texas. The per capita income for the city was $20101, making its Texas's 311th highest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $22010, Males have a median income of $24885 versus $19194 for females.

In 2000, 536832 pupils and students, of which 50.23% are male and 49.77% are female, 27.48% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.35% nursery or pri school, 6.49% kindergarten, 45.18% elementary school, 20.52% high school and 21.46% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1953631
April 2000 Estimate1974152
July 2000 Estimate1978217
July 2001 Estimate1994695
July 2002 Estimate2012637
July 2003 Estimate2033317
July 2004 Estimate2058911
July 2005 Estimate2076189
July 2006 Estimate2169248
July 2007 Estimate2209130
July 2008 Estimate2242193
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school172161686334079
Kindergarten177691709334862
Elementary school123746118772242518
High school5662053528110148
College or graduate school5432360902115225
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Houston city, Texas$36616$40443$20101
Harris County, Texas$42598$49004$21435
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587