Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: |  6.0 | | State: |  5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 | | State: | 3.8 |
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Houston, Texas: |
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- 1 room: 1,211
- 2 rooms: 7,934
- 3 rooms: 26,150
- 4 rooms: 26,559
- 5 rooms: 66,453
- 6 rooms: 79,106
- 7 rooms: 53,895
- 8 rooms: 34,049
- 9 or more rooms: 33,649
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Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houston, Texas: |
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- 1 room: 38,029
- 2 rooms: 71,461
- 3 rooms: 95,284
- 4 rooms: 89,745
- 5 rooms: 57,134
- 6 rooms: 23,514
- 7 rooms: 8,728
- 8 rooms: 3,636
- 9 or more rooms: 1,694
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 19,401
- 1995 to 1998: 35,937
- 1990 to 1994: 31,310
- 1980 to 1989: 138,990
- 1970 to 1979: 217,658
- 1960 to 1969: 145,791
- 1950 to 1959: 105,193
- 1940 to 1949: 47,488
- 1939 or earlier: 40,610
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Houston: |
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- no bedroom: 6,932
- 1 bedroom: 18,907
- 2 bedrooms: 69,815
- 3 bedrooms: 157,775
- 4 bedrooms: 65,063
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10,514
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houston: |
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- no bedroom: 44,329
- 1 bedroom: 167,626
- 2 bedrooms: 128,358
- 3 bedrooms: 40,703
- 4 bedrooms: 7,626
- 5 or more bedrooms: 583
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Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Cars and other vehicles available in Houston in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 16,347
- 1 vehicle: 106,350
- 2 vehicles: 147,561
- 3 vehicles: 44,216
- 4 vehicles: 11,456
- 5 or more vehicles: 3,076
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Cars and other vehicles available in Houston in n renter-occupied apartments |
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- no vehicle: 66,916
- 1 vehicle: 212,100
- 2 vehicles: 92,929
- 3 vehicles: 13,580
- 4 vehicles: 2,444
- 5 or more vehicles: 1,256
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Houston, TX:
- Less than $10,000: 2145
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1073
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2096
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2546
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3322
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4102
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4632
- $40,000 to $49,999: 13095
- $50,000 to $59,999: 17034
- $60,000 to $69,999: 19089
- $70,000 to $79,999: 19006
- $80,000 to $89,999: 19963
- $90,000 to $99,999: 20441
- $100,000 to $124,999: 50624
- $125,000 to $149,999: 40553
- $150,000 to $174,999: 23337
- $175,000 to $199,999: 17961
- $200,000 to $249,999: 25645
- $250,000 to $299,999: 17124
- $300,000 to $399,999: 19258
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11254
- $500,000 to $749,999: 11427
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3397
- $1,000,000 or more: 5641
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Houston:
- Less than $100: 4,663 people
- $100 to $149: 2,884
- $150 to $199: 3,349
- $200 to $249: 3,797
- $250 to $299: 6,080
- $300 to $349: 9,376
- $350 to $399: 16,674
- $400 to $449: 26,678
- $450 to $499: 34,917
- $500 to $549: 37,360
- $550 to $599: 38,948
- $600 to $649: 33,859
- $650 to $699: 29,782
- $700 to $749: 25,628
- $750 to $799: 21,311
- $800 to $899: 29,325
- $900 to $999: 17,809
- $1,000 to $1,249: 22,106
- $1,250 to $1,499: 8,498
- $1,500 to $1,999: 5,939
- $2,000 or more: 4,259
- No cash rent: 9,293
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 158,596
- 1990 to 1994: 110,842
- 1985 to 1989: 70,200
- 1980 to 1984: 74,244
- 1975 to 1979: 49,108
- 1970 to 1974: 24,085
- 1970 to 1974: 11,548
- 1965 to 1969: 17,482
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.8%
Number of people working at home: 19,706 (2.3% of all workers)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 14407
- 5 to 9 minutes: 58361
- 10 to 14 minutes: 98346
- 15 to 19 minutes: 129850
- 20 to 24 minutes: 126281
- 25 to 29 minutes: 50103
- 30 to 34 minutes: 158438
- 35 to 39 minutes: 24740
- 40 to 44 minutes: 30987
- 45 to 59 minutes: 68498
- 60 to 89 minutes: 41819
- 90 or more minutes: 20150
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 604,686 (72%)
- Carpooled: 133,983 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 47,691 (6%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 259 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 140 (0%)
- Railroad: 126 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 42 (0%)
- Taxi: 1,183 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 674 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3,859 (0%)
- Walked: 19,413 (2%)
- Other means: 9,924 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19,706 (2%)
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Household income:
- Less than $10,000: 83410
- $10,000 to $14,999: 49047
- $15,000 to $19,999: 51295
- $20,000 to $24,999: 54592
- $25,000 to $29,999: 53450
- $30,000 to $34,999: 51342
- $35,000 to $39,999: 43717
- $40,000 to $44,999: 41126
- $45,000 to $49,999: 32608
- $50,000 to $59,999: 55918
- $60,000 to $74,999: 60444
- $75,000 to $99,999: 57368
- $100,000 to $124,999: 33156
- $125,000 to $149,999: 16290
- $150,000 to $199,999: 16419
- $200,000 or more: 18715
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First ancestries reported:
|   Other groups: 1160762 |
| German: 82956 |
| United States or American: 71531 |
| English: 70311 |
| Irish: 52897 |
| Subsaharan African:: 27315 |
| Italian: 25596 |
| French (except Basque): 22133 |
| Scotch-Irish: 16776 |
| African: 14671 |
| Polish: 14090 |
| Scottish: 13806 |
| Arab:: 10220 |
| Nigerian: 8627 |
| European: 8373 |
| Czech: 6642 |
| British: 6324 |
| Russian: 6289 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5948 |
| Dutch: 5921 |
| Norwegian: 5603 |
| Swedish: 5458 |
| French Canadian: 4558 |
| Iranian: 4226 |
| Greek: 3361 |
| Welsh: 2796 |
| Arab/Arabic: 2504 |
| Lebanese: 2448 |
| Hungarian: 2202 |
| Jamaican: 2114 |
| Danish: 2022 |
| Canadian: 1873 |
| Czechoslovakian: 1697 |
| Yugoslavian: 1608 |
| Austrian: 1428 |
| Swiss: 1377 |
| Ukrainian: 1364 |
| Egyptian: 1234 |
| Romanian: 1132 |
| Other Arab: 1129 |
| Palestinian: 1118 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 1043 |
| Portuguese: 966 |
| Ethiopian: 838 |
| West Indian: 838 |
| Brazilian: 825 |
| Eastern European: 823 |
| Scandinavian: 797 |
| Syrian: 776 |
| Lithuanian: 775 |
| Turkish: 722 |
| Belgian: 710 |
| South African: 706 |
| Other Subsaharan African: 659 |
| Armenian: 650 |
| Acadian/Cajun: 646 |
| Northern European: 582 |
| Israeli: 563 |
| Haitian: 552 |
| Jordanian: 545 |
| Finnish: 544 |
| Australian: 540 |
| Slovak: 536 |
| Ghanian: 532 |
| Kenyan: 442 |
| British West Indian: 432 |
| Croatian: 427 |
| Belizean: 379 |
| Albanian: 301 |
| Somalian: 300 |
| Liberian: 251 |
| U.S. Virgin Islander: 246 |
| Serbian: 245 |
| Bulgarian: 242 |
| Moroccan: 239 |
| Slovene: 228 |
| Iraqi: 227 |
| Latvian: 219 |
| Celtic: 217 |
| Guyanese: 199 |
| Slavic: 180 |
| Bahamian: 130 |
| Basque: 130 |
| Alsatian: 104 |
| Sudanese: 99 |
| Pennsylvania German: 87 |
| Barbadian: 85 |
| Sierra Leonean: 84 |
| Dutch West Indian: 68 |
| New Zealander: 67 |
| Maltese: 67 |
| Icelander: 52 |
| Macedonian: 46 |
| Ugandan: 46 |
| Afghan: 44 |
| Other West Indian: 44 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 42 |
| Estonian: 41 |
| Cypriot: 33 |
| Senegalese: 31 |
| Cape Verdean: 26 |
| Luxemburger: 24 |
| Bermudan: 17 |
| German Russian: 17 |
| Carpatho Rusyn: 9 |
| Zimbabwean: 3 |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (53%)
- El Salvador (9%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Honduras (3%)
- India (3%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1044324
- Northeast: 57365
- Midwest: 94241
- South: 173796
- West: 50500
51% of Houston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Texas.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 22,774
- Nursery to 4th grade: 11,374
- 5th and 6th grade: 33,834
- 7th and 8th grade: 23,213
- 9th grade: 26,229
- 10th grade: 16,526
- 11th grade: 17,128
- 12th grade, no diploma: 29,103
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 110,722
- Less than 1 year of college: 28,676
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 75,624
- Associate degree: 21,278
- Bachelor's degree: 105,465
- Master's degree: 36,936
- Professional school degree: 19,013
- Doctorate degree: 9,905
Educational Attainment for Males
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Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 22,471
- Nursery to 4th grade: 10,876
- 5th and 6th grade: 30,176
- 7th and 8th grade: 23,059
- 9th grade: 23,336
- 10th grade: 17,421
- 11th grade: 18,759
- 12th grade, no diploma: 29,166
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 134,577
- Less than 1 year of college: 38,536
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 86,149
- Associate degree: 26,108
- Bachelor's degree: 102,322
- Master's degree: 34,212
- Professional school degree: 11,645
- Doctorate degree: 4,541
Educational Attainment for Females
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Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.7%
Median household income in 2007 for: - White non-Hispanic householders: $70,273
- Black householders: $28,516
- American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,821
- Asian householders: $46,913
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $33,960
- Some other race householders: $33,447
- Two or more races householders: $41,791
- Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,303
Median 2007 house value for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,347
- Black or African American householders: $84,708
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $110,649
- Asian householders: $138,031
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $132,586
- Some other race householders: $91,433
- Two or more races householders: $110,489
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,116
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 364,905
- One, attached: 42,105
- Two: 16,323
- 3 or 4: 32,534
- 5 to 9: 46,999
- 10 to 19: 64,550
- 20 to 49: 38,334
- 50 or more: 168,562
- Mobile homes: 7,703
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 363
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Houston:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos: |
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- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments: |
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- Electricity (75%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17,559
| Here: | 7.2% | | Texas: | 6.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8,210
| Here: | 7.5% | | Texas: | 6.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15,294
| Here: | 17.1% | | Texas: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
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School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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