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People QuickFacts | Harris County | Texas
Population, 2013 estimate | 4,336,853 | 26,448,193
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 4,093,165 | 25,145,561
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 6.0% | 5.2%
Population, 2010 | 4,092,459 | 25,145,561
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 7.9% | 7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 27.4% | 26.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 9.0% | 11.2%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.1% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 70.7% | 80.3%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 19.5% | 12.4%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.1% | 1.0%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 6.8% | 4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 1.7% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 41.6% | 38.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 31.9% | 44.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 82.1% | 82.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.0% | 16.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 42.5% | 34.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 78.7% | 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 28.4% | 26.7%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 181,514 | 1,583,272
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 27.4 | 25
Housing units, 2013 | 1,651,305 | 10,255,642
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 56.5% | 63.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 35.8% | 24.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $131,400 | $128,900
Households, 2009-2013 | 1,434,694 | 8,886,471
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.89 | 2.82
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $27,899 | $26,019
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $53,137 | $51,900
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 18.5% | 17.6%
Business QuickFacts | Harris County | Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 93,718 | 537,839
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 1,882,521 | 9,350,829
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 5.7% | 4.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 362,606 | 2,014,124
Total number of firms, 2007 | 370,841 | 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.7% | 7.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.9% | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.1% | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.0% | 20.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.2% | 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 169,275,136 | 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 205,478,751 | 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 51,899,053 | 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,276 | $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,874,724 | 42,054,592
Building permits, 2012 | 27,154 | 135,514
Geography QuickFacts | Harris County | Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,703.48 | 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 2,402.4 | 96.3
FIPS Code | 201 | 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts