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Demographics of Houston. In the U.S. state of Texas, Houston is the largest city by both population and area. With a 1850 United States census population of 2,396—and 596,163 a century later, in 1950—Houston's population has experienced positive growth trends. [ 1] In 2000, the city had a population of 1,953,631 people in 717,945 households ...
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, [ 7 ][ 8 ][ 9 ] encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas. With a population of 7,510,253 in 2023 ...
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the ...
Voters in Saturday’s runoff between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, will choose a new leader who cuts against demographic trends in America's fourth-largest city.
Harris County, Texas. / 29.86°N 95.39°W / 29.86; -95.39. Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, [ 1] making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in ...
Demographics of Texas. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, Texas was the second largest state in population after California, with a population of 30,503,301, an increase of more than 1.3 million people, or 4.7%, since the 29,145,505 of the 2020 census. [ 1][ 2] Its apportioned population in 2020 was 29,183,290. [ 3]
The Hispanic population in Houston is increasing as more immigrants from Latin American countries come to work in the area. As of 2006 the city has the third-largest Hispanic population in the United States. As of 2011, the city is 44% Hispanic. As of 2011, of the city's U.S. citizens that are Hispanic, half are age 18 or older, and are ...
Downtown Houston is a 1,178-acre (1.841 sq mi) area bounded by Interstate 45, Interstate 69 / U.S. Highway 59, and Interstate 10 / U.S. Highway 90. [ 3] Several sub-districts exist within Downtown, including: [ 4] Ballpark – Includes Minute Maid Park and surrounding restaurants, lofts, and office space.