Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

124,507

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.5

0.246% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.93%

13.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$114,417

3.39% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Health

92.5% of the population of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 62.5% on employee plans, 3.62% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 0.669% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,657 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.48%

Uninsured

62.5%

Employer Coverage

3.62%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

0.669%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX declined by 4.57% from 7.84% to 7.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX employs 54.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX were Elementary & secondary schools (3,125 people), Support activities for mining (2,575 people), and Construction (2,516 people), and the highest paying industries were Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($403,469), Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers ($360,902), and Oil & gas extraction ($312,941).

Males in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.84 times higher than the average income of females, which is $88,250. The income inequality in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.521, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

24,048

Women

43.8%

30,874

Men

56.2%

The workforce of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX in 2024 was 54,922 people, with 43.8% woman, and 56.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

54.9k

2024 Value

−0.0946%

1 Year decline

± −0.0946%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.0946%, from 55k employees to 54.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX, are Other managers (2,856 people), Retail salespersons (1,477 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,414 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

54.9k

2024 Value

−0.0946%

1 Year decline

± −0.0946%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.0946%, from 55k employees to 54.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,125 people), Support activities for mining (2,575 people), and Construction (2,516 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$101,273

Median earning men ± $9,641

$48,866

Median earning women ± $4,518

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($158,750), Manufacturing ($151,541), and Wholesale Trade ($138,808).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($120,691), Construction ($116,435), and Wholesale Trade ($91,761).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 30,901 male students and 42,744 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX are Hispanic or Latino (5,561 and 44.2%), White (3,408 and 27.1%), Black or African American (1,583 and 12.6%), and Asian (1,076 and 8.56%).

The largest universities in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are Lone Star College System (13,085 and 99%) and Grace School of Theology (129 and 0.976%).

The most popular majors in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (6,485 and 49.1%), General Business (757 and 5.73%), and General Business Administration & Management (689 and 5.21%).

The median tuition costs are $7,200 for private four year colleges, and $5,976 and $7,512 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 73,645 students enrolled in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX, 42% men and 58% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 31,298 records, of which 59.5% were women and 40.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
6,485 degrees awarded
General Business
757 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
326 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 6,485 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lone Star College System
13,085 degrees awarded
Grace School of Theology
129 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lone Star College System with 13,085 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 5,732 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX, which is 0.766 times less than the 7,482 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 5,561 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 3,408 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($7,200) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($520) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,550) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.362% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.513% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (33.2k), Graduate Degree (21k), and Some college (18.3k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX was $479,300 in 2024, which is 1.44 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $451,200 to $479,300, a 6.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX is 60.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$479,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,364

$30,652

Median Property Taxes

±$1,386

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.9% of the housing units in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$114,417

Median Household Income

± $8,704

50.3k

Number of Households

± 2,210

In 2024, the median household income of the 50.3k households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX declined from $114,417 from the previous year's value of $118,433.

The following chart displays the households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.521

2024 Wage GINI in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX

0.528

2023 Wage GINI in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX

In 2024, the income inequality in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX was 0.521 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.6%)
Worked At Home (20%)
Carpooled (5.99%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20%) and those who carpooled to work (5.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.93% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX (7.34k out of 124k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (South), The Woodlands (North) PUMA, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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