OUR PEOPLE: a DEMOGRAPHIC TREND ANALYSIS
As of January 2008, Houston’s population was 2,229,199 – the fourth largest city in the nation after only New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago – and the population is expected to continue increasing. Yet Houston keeps its down-home, friendly attitude.
Houston enjoys a wealth of diverse cultures and ethnicities, and in that way Houston is representative of the nation’s demographic future:
The links on this page help to tell the story of our people; who we are, where we come from, what we’ve learned, and much more. From this information we can begin to understand where we’re going as a people and as a city.
