Northwest Harris, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 372,458 (357,420 inside urbanized areas, 15,038 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 33,135 (538 farm, 32,597 nonfarm))

Houses: 149,181 (141,708 occupied: 100,076 owner occupied, 41,632 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

Housing density: 341 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $721 (lower quartile is $603, upper quartile is $857)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $718

Median gross rent in Northwest Harris, TX in 2007: $884

Housing units in Northwest Harris with a mortgage: 76,541 (4,244 second mortgage, 3,826 home equity loan, 105 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,158

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,507 (it was $111,500 in 2000)

Northwest Harris:	$169,507
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,623 - $220,950

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $201,786
Here: $201,786
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,458
Here: $138,458
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $170,982
Here: $170,982
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,502
Here: $122,502
State: $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,604
Here: $109,604
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $49,736
Here: $49,736
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,477
Here: $21,477
State: $34,447

Household type by relationship

Households: 403,857

In family households: 364,753 (88,411 male householders, 21,251 female householders)
91,882 spouses, 139,720 children (127,357 natural, 3,519 adopted, 8,844 stepchildren), 4,742 grandchildren, 3,004 brothers or sisters, 2,873 parents, 6,680 other relatives, 6,190 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 39,104 (16,047 male householders (12,225 living alone)), 16,013 female householders (14,027 living alone)), 7,044 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,736 (1,163 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 37,271 2-persons, 26,655 3-persons, 27,102 4-persons, 12,172 5-persons, 4,506 6-persons, 1,956 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,252 1-person, 4,955 2-persons, 656 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

94,549 married couples with children.
20,305 single-parent households (4,491 men, 15,814 women).

80.5% of residents of Northwest Harris speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 48,763 (12.0%)
(41.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Northwest Harris, Texas:
	1 room: 137 2 rooms: 626 3 rooms: 3,593 4 rooms: 3,385 5 rooms: 12,200 6 rooms: 18,962 7 rooms: 18,398 8 rooms: 18,416 9 or more rooms: 24,359

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northwest Harris, Texas:
	1 room: 2,394 2 rooms: 5,504 3 rooms: 9,086 4 rooms: 10,204 5 rooms: 7,500 6 rooms: 3,927 7 rooms: 1,529 8 rooms: 838 9 or more rooms: 650

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9,040
1995 to 1998: 18,456
1990 to 1994: 17,680
1980 to 1989: 53,410
1970 to 1979: 42,397
1960 to 1969: 5,314
1950 to 1959: 1,423
1940 to 1949: 675
1939 or earlier: 786

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Northwest Harris:
	no bedroom: 794 1 bedroom: 1,585 2 bedrooms: 6,683 3 bedrooms: 39,998 4 bedrooms: 44,071 5 or more bedrooms: 6,945

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Northwest Harris:
	no bedroom: 2,607 1 bedroom: 16,031 2 bedrooms: 13,848 3 bedrooms: 6,695 4 bedrooms: 2,341 5 or more bedrooms: 110

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Northwest Harris in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,396 1 vehicle: 18,892 2 vehicles: 54,997 3 vehicles: 19,083 4 vehicles: 4,637 5 or more vehicles: 1,071

Cars and other vehicles available in Northwest Harris in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,701 1 vehicle: 22,078 2 vehicles: 14,238 3 vehicles: 2,222 4 vehicles: 292 5 or more vehicles: 101

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Northwest Harris, TX:

Less than $10,000: 205
$10,000 to $14,999: 102
$15,000 to $19,999: 190
$20,000 to $24,999: 210
$25,000 to $29,999: 230
$30,000 to $34,999: 227
$35,000 to $39,999: 263
$40,000 to $49,999: 814
$50,000 to $59,999: 871
$60,000 to $69,999: 1148
$70,000 to $79,999: 1631
$80,000 to $89,999: 2980
$90,000 to $99,999: 4246
$100,000 to $124,999: 12612
$125,000 to $149,999: 13950
$150,000 to $174,999: 11071
$175,000 to $199,999: 10101
$200,000 to $249,999: 16224
$250,000 to $299,999: 9780
$300,000 to $399,999: 6965
$400,000 to $499,999: 2850
$500,000 to $749,999: 2468
$750,000 to $999,999: 423
$1,000,000 or more: 514

Northwest Harris rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Northwest Harris:

Less than $100: 199 people
$100 to $149: 93
$150 to $199: 101
$200 to $249: 123
$250 to $299: 137
$300 to $349: 108
$350 to $399: 309
$400 to $449: 884
$450 to $499: 1,979
$500 to $549: 3,280
$550 to $599: 3,878
$600 to $649: 3,986
$650 to $699: 3,768
$700 to $749: 3,793
$750 to $799: 3,679
$800 to $899: 5,619
$900 to $999: 3,336
$1,000 to $1,249: 3,192
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,220
$1,500 to $1,999: 668
$2,000 or more: 402
No cash rent: 807

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 12,030 1990 to 1994: 8,618 1985 to 1989: 6,708 1980 to 1984: 7,619 1975 to 1979: 6,042 1970 to 1974: 3,129 1970 to 1974: 2,019 1965 to 1969: 2,598

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.9%
Number of people working at home: 6,420 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 3334
5 to 9 minutes: 13124
10 to 14 minutes: 19827
15 to 19 minutes: 24456
20 to 24 minutes: 25684
25 to 29 minutes: 11458
30 to 34 minutes: 32292
35 to 39 minutes: 8045
40 to 44 minutes: 11630
45 to 59 minutes: 29468
60 to 89 minutes: 16447
90 or more minutes: 3932

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 167,962 (81%)
Carpooled: 23,201 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5,244 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 30 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Railroad: 32 (0%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 34 (0%)
Motorcycle: 201 (0%)
Bicycle: 235 (0%)
Walked: 1,692 (1%)
Other means: 1,048 (1%)
Worked at home: 6,420 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 5052
$10,000 to $14,999: 4142
$15,000 to $19,999: 4594
$20,000 to $24,999: 6255
$25,000 to $29,999: 6684
$30,000 to $34,999: 7209
$35,000 to $39,999: 7162
$40,000 to $44,999: 7378
$45,000 to $49,999: 6618
$50,000 to $59,999: 13424
$60,000 to $74,999: 18039
$75,000 to $99,999: 22493
$100,000 to $124,999: 13970
$125,000 to $149,999: 7352
$150,000 to $199,999: 6332
$200,000 or more: 5018

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 123984

German: 46416

United States or American: 29370

English: 28468

Irish: 25042

Italian: 12567

French (except Basque): 9630

Polish: 7218

Scotch-Irish: 6480

Scottish: 5913

European: 3148

Subsaharan African:: 3112

Czech: 3101

Dutch: 2993

Norwegian: 2531

Swedish: 2493

African: 2042

British: 1902

French Canadian: 1862

Arab:: 1823

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1409

Welsh: 1312

Russian: 1225

Greek: 1049

Czechoslovakian: 997

Canadian: 891

Iranian: 861

Danish: 846

Hungarian: 840

Jamaican: 779

Lebanese: 674

Swiss: 653

Slovak: 462

Portuguese: 419

Nigerian: 394

Scandinavian: 392

Romanian: 384

Acadian/Cajun: 361

Arab/Arabic: 358

Finnish: 355

Brazilian: 353

Lithuanian: 343

Ukrainian: 339

Belgian: 272

Austrian: 250

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 206

South African: 201

Croatian: 198

Syrian: 194

Egyptian: 190

Palestinian: 189

Ghanian: 172

Jordanian: 171

Northern European: 144

West Indian: 142

Slavic: 141

Australian: 133

Bulgarian: 132

Liberian: 116

Armenian: 106

Yugoslavian: 101

Serbian: 99

Guyanese: 80

Turkish: 80

Belizean: 76

British West Indian: 70

Kenyan: 69

Eastern European: 68

Celtic: 63

Slovene: 58

Latvian: 50

Israeli: 42

Dutch West Indian: 42

Ethiopian: 40

Sudanese: 38

Barbadian: 38

Haitian: 34

Pennsylvania German: 33

Moroccan: 32

Estonian: 30

Basque: 30

Albanian: 25

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 24

Icelander: 23

Other Subsaharan African: 23

Zimbabwean: 17

Macedonian: 16

Other Arab: 15

Bahamian: 13

Afghan: 9

Other West Indian: 9

German Russian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (28%)
El Salvador (9%)
Vietnam (8%)
India (6%)
Philippines (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Pakistan (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 220637
Northeast: 22675
Midwest: 39674
South: 49194
West: 20353

49% of Northwest Harris residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,208
Nursery to 4th grade: 533
5th and 6th grade: 1,361
7th and 8th grade: 1,519
9th grade: 1,916
10th grade: 1,706
11th grade: 1,727
12th grade, no diploma: 3,295
High school graduate (or equivalency): 21,899
Less than 1 year of college: 7,824
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 20,980
Associate degree: 7,430
Bachelor's degree: 35,293
Master's degree: 9,747
Professional school degree: 2,645
Doctorate degree: 1,356

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,168
Nursery to 4th grade: 510
5th and 6th grade: 1,407
7th and 8th grade: 1,835
9th grade: 1,857
10th grade: 1,902
11th grade: 2,074
12th grade, no diploma: 3,766
High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,481
Less than 1 year of college: 12,129
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23,985
Associate degree: 8,802
Bachelor's degree: 29,435
Master's degree: 7,738
Professional school degree: 1,336
Doctorate degree: 603

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $84,727
Black householders: $54,312
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $70,286
Asian householders: $75,388
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $44,143
Some other race householders: $49,249
Two or more races householders: $68,281
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,035

Northwest Harris household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Northwest Harris household income for Black householders

Northwest Harris household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Northwest Harris household income for Asian householders

Northwest Harris household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Northwest Harris household income for Some other race householders

Northwest Harris household income for Two or more races householders

Northwest Harris household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Northwest Harris marital status for males

Northwest Harris marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,876
Black or African American householders: $140,169
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $124,784
Asian householders: $176,377
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $115,150
Some other race householders: $124,163
Two or more races householders: $156,952
Hispanic or Latino householders: $128,359

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 105,583
One, attached: 2,392
Two: 558
3 or 4: 3,743
5 to 9: 6,197
10 to 19: 9,130
20 to 49: 3,729
50 or more: 12,047
Mobile homes: 5,672
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 130

Median worth of mobile homes: $49,460

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Northwest Harris:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (84%) Utility gas (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,458

Here:	7.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,656

Here:	5.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,189

Here:	13.3%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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