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People QuickFacts | Houston | Texas
Population, 2013 estimate | 2,195,914 | 26,448,193
Population, 2012 estimate | 2,160,712 | 26,060,796
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 2,096,798 | 25,145,561
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 4.7% | 5.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.0% | 3.6%
Population, 2010 | 2,099,451 | 25,145,561
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.1% | 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.9% | 27.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 9.0% | 10.3%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.8% | 50.4%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 50.5% | 70.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 23.7% | 11.8%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 0.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.0% | 3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 3.3% | 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 43.8% | 37.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 25.6% | 45.3%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 79.6% | 82.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 28.3% | 16.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 46.2% | 34.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 74.8% | 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 28.7% | 26.3%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 88,567 | 1,611,660
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.8 | 24.9
Housing units, 2010 | 892,646 | 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 45.9% | 63.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 48.2% | 24.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $124,700 | $128,000
Households, 2008-2012 | 773,450 | 8,782,598
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.69 | 2.8
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $27,029 | $25,809
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $44,648 | $51,563
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 22.2% | 17.4%
Business QuickFacts | Houston | Texas
Total number of firms, 2007 | 219,324 | 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 15.1% | 7.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.4% | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.1% | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.3% | 20.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.9% | 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 49,121,973 | 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 189,998,400 | 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 36,570,164 | 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,573 | $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,263,910 | 42,054,592
Geography QuickFacts | Houston | Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 599.59 | 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 3,501.5 | 96.3
FIPS Code | 35000 | 48
Counties | Fort Bend County  Harris County  Montgomery County
(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