Demographic Data

The City of Houston’s population is *2,319,603
The land of area of Houston is 669 square miles

The Planning and Development Department uses information from the U.S. Census Bureau along with other agencies to develop demographic data and estimates for the City as well as City Council Districts and City Super Neighborhoods. Demographic data includes, but is not limited to: population, housing, household, income and other social characteristics. Please see official demographic descriptions for further details. For more information, please contact Bala Balachandran at Bala.Balachandran@houstontx.gov.

*Source: Planning and Development, as of January 1, 2017

Letter from U.S. Census Bureau - Revised 2010 Census Population and Housing Count

How We Compare

View the infographics that illustrate how Houston compares with the ten largest cities in the U.S. in terms of Demographics, Social, Economic and Housing characteristics.

Demographic Updates

Interesting Demographic Trends/changes are happening on an ongoing basis in the Houston area. The Planning Department analyzes, compares and releases data/information related population, income, education, language, and housing, and related characteristics on a bi-weekly basis.

Demographic Information

Note: All data are in PDF format, unless otherwise indicated.

xls = Excel file

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