Houston, TX

Census Place

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    US Senator
    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ATed Cruz
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    34.4
    0.292% 1-year increase
    2024 Median Property Value
    $277,800
    9.63% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Houston, 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.

    80.3% of the residents in Houston, TX are U.S. citizens.

    In 2024, the median property value in Houston, TX was $277,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

    Population & Diversity

    Houston, TX is home to a population of N/A people, from which 80.3% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Houston, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

    Citizenship

    80.3%
    2024 Citizenship
    80.9%
    2023 Citizenship

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    Economy

    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

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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.

    US Senators from Texas

    N/AJohn 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.
    N/ATed 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.

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    Education

    In N/A, universities in Houston, TX awarded N/A degrees. The student population of Houston, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 72,355 male students and 98,172 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Houston, TX are Hispanic or Latino (14,135 and 37.5%), Black or African American (8,714 and 23.1%), White (7,556 and 20.1%), and Asian (5,216 and 13.9%).

    Student Diversity

    In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Houston, TX, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A 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 14,135 degrees mean that there were 1.62 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 8,714 degrees awarded.

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    Housing & Living

    Property

    $277,800
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$3,403
    N/A
    Median Property Taxes
    ±N/A

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    Rent vs Own

    N/A%
    Homeownership
    N/A
    64.5%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Houston, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Houston, TX have 2 cars.

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