Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX

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2023 Population

147,171

4.7% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

34.1

0.872% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

16.1%

1.42% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$77,366

6.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$215,100

9.35% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

52,148

4.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX had a population of 147k people with a median age of 34.1 and a median household income of $77,366. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX grew from 140,560 to 147,171, a 4.7% increase and its median household income grew from $72,778 to $77,366, a 6.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.6%), Other (Hispanic) (12.1%), White (Hispanic) (10.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.74%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.72%).

27.6% of the households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties 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.

91.2% of the residents in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was $215,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%.

Most people in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX borders Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX, Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, Jefferson County (Outside Beaumont City)--Port Arthur City PUMA, TX, Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (Northeast), Conroe City (East) PUMA, TX, Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (Southeast) PUMA, TX, Houston (Southeast), Pasadena (Southeast), La Porte (South) & Seabrook (East) Cities PUMA, TX, Harris County (East)--Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX, Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, Harris County (Northeast)--Houston City (Far Northeast) PUMA, TX, Galveston County (Central, South & East)--Galveston, Texas City & La Marque Cities PUMA, TX, and Galveston County (Northwest)--League City & Friendswood City PUMA, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX is home to a population of 147k people, from which 91.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.2% of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (18k people).

In 2023, there were 4.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (81.8k people) in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.9k Other (Hispanic) and 15.6k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX are Spanish (35,909 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (265 households), and Russian (207 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

70,291

Women

50%

70,260

Men

50%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 140,551 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

91.2%

2023 Citizenship

92.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.2% of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was 92.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
81.8k ± 352
Other (Hispanic)
17.9k ± 2.53k
White (Hispanic)
15.6k ± 2.26k

33%

Hispanic Population

48.6k people

33% of the people in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX are hispanic (48.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
11,235 ± 2,496 people
El Salvador
1,289 ± 877 people
Honduras
601 ± 601 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 11,235 Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX residents, followed by El Salvador with 1,289 and Honduras with 601.

Foreign-Born Population

12.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18k people

10.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

14.7k people

As of 2023, 12.2% of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX residents (18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was 10.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
35,909 households (26.3%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
265 households (0.194%)
Russian
207 households (0.152%)

27.6% of the households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was Spanish. 26.3% of the households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,539 ± 354
Gulf War (2001-)
2,119 ± 478
Gulf War (1990s)
1,679 ± 388

Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX employs 52.1k people. The largest industries in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX are Construction (8,344 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,930 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,818 people), and the highest paying industries are Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($127,560), Resin, synthetic rubber, & fibers & filaments manufacturing ($115,788), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($113,436).

Males in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.58 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,009. The income inequality in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.431, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

19,472

Women

41%

27,974

Men

59%

The workforce of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX in 2020 was 47,446 people, with 41% woman, and 59% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

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Occupations

52.1k

2022 Value

4.51%

1 Year growth

± 4.51%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 4.51%, from 49.9k employees to 52.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,154 people), Construction laborers (1,610 people), and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (1,238 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

52.1k

2022 Value

4.51%

1 Year growth

± 4.51%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 4.51%, from 49.9k employees to 52.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX, are Construction (8,344 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,930 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,818 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,735

Median earning men ± $4,002

$36,575

Median earning women ± $2,878

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($94,015), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,125), and Public Administration ($65,305).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($58,507), Construction ($58,418), and Wholesale Trade ($58,177).

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--Liberty & Chambers Counties 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.85% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.71% 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--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (36.7k), Some college (25.7k), and Secondary Education (20.5k).

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--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was $215,100 in 2023, which is 0.709 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $196,700 to $215,100, a 9.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX is 81.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 36.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX is $77,366. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town PUMA, TX with a value of $165,240, followed by Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX and Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX, with respective values of $162,559 and $161,416.

Housing

Property

$215,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,897

$37,891

Median Property Taxes

±$1,831

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--Liberty & Chambers Counties 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--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.4%

Homeownership

2023

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 81.4% of the housing units in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town PUMA, TX with a value of $165,240, followed by Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX and Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX, with respective values of $162,559 and $161,416.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$77,366

Median Household Income

± $3,803

46.6k

Number of Households

± 2,075

In 2023, the median household income of the 46.6k households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX grew to $77,366 from the previous year's value of $72,778.

The following chart displays the households in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties 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.

Wage Distribution

0.431

2022 Wage GINI in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX

0.437

2021 Wage GINI in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX

In 2022, the income inequality in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was 0.431 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.55% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (6.45%)

In 2023, 79.4% of workers in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (6.45%).

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

36.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (36.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.58% of the workforce in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties 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--Liberty & Chambers Counties 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--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX (22.7k out of 141k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

77.6% of the population of Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 42.5% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 7.76% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,641 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.4% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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

Uninsured People

22.4%

Uninsured

42.5%

Employer Coverage

15%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

7.76%

Non-Group

1.75%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX grew by 4.12% from 21.5% to 22.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.