Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX

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2024 Population
116,185
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
12.7%
2.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$81,543
0.363% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$229,600
7.69% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
51,137
1.35% 1-year growth

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41.7% of the households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.4% of the residents in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was $229,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.

Most people in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX is home to a population of 116k people, from which 87.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.9% of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (23.1k people).

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.7k people) in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 15.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX are Spanish (43,341 households), Vietnamese (524 households), and Arabic (278 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
56,317
Women
48.4%
60,025
Men
51.6%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 116,342 inhabitants, with 51.6% men, and 48.4% women.

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Citizenship

87.4%
2024 Citizenship
87.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.4% of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was 87.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    38.7k ± 2.17k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    35.4k ± 4.61k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    15.2k ± 2.3k
54.7%
Hispanic Population
63.6k people

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.7k people) in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 15.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

54.7% of the people in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX are hispanic (63.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    16,668 ± 2,934 people
  2. El Salvador
    1,696 ± 1,004 people
  3. Honduras
    1,271 ± 870 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 16,668 Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX residents, followed by El Salvador with 1,696 and Honduras with 1,271.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
23.1k people
19.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
23.1k people

As of 2024, 19.9% of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX residents (23.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was 19.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    43,341 households (39.7%)
  2. Vietnamese
    524 households (0.48%)
  3. Arabic
    278 households (0.255%)

41.7% of the households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was Spanish. 39.7% of the households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,481 ± 393
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    867 ± 240
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    378 ± 161

Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX employs 51.1k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX were Construction (6,652 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,598 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,344 people), and the highest paying industries were Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers ($115,789), Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($114,488), and Waste management & remediation services ($107,238).

Males in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,705. The income inequality in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.451, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
22,354
Women
43.7%
28,783
Men
56.3%

The workforce of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX in 2023 was 51,137 people, with 43.7% woman, and 56.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX.

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Occupations

51.1k
2023 Value
1.35%
1 Year growth
± 1.35%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 1.35%, from 50.5k employees to 51.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,999 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (1,299 people), and Cashiers (1,181 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

51.1k
2023 Value
1.35%
1 Year growth
± 1.35%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 1.35%, from 50.5k employees to 51.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX, are Construction (6,652 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,598 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,344 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,539
Median earning men ± $5,227
$37,961
Median earning women ± $2,710

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,852), Public Administration ($97,031), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,132).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($60,006), Construction ($57,837), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,920).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2.24% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.76% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (26.7k), Some college (22.3k), and Primary Education (19.3k).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was $229,600 in 2024, which is 0.69 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,200 to $229,600, a 7.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,199
$27,943
Median Property Taxes
±$1,631

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 Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

73.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

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$81,543
Median Household Income
± $6,502
38.1k
Number of Households
± 2,042

In 2024, the median household income of the 38.1k households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX declined from $81,543 from the previous year's value of $81,840.

The following chart displays the households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX
0.443
2022 Wage GINI in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX

In 2023, the income inequality in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.76% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.7%)
  2. Carpooled (9.53%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.46%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.53%) and those who worked at home (7.46%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX (14.7k out of 116k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

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.

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Health

80.1% of the population of Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 8.38% on non-group plans, and 1.32% 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, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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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).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

19.9%
Uninsured
43.2%
Employer Coverage
16.7%
Medicaid
10.5%
Medicare
8.38%
Non-Group
1.32%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX declined by 5% from 21% to 19.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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