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Total population

Male

Female

Median age (years)

Under 18 years

Male

Female

18 years and over

Male

Female

979,717

47.3%

52.7%

30.4

304,656

51.1%

48.9%

675,061

45.7%

54.3%

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

Households

Family households

With own children under 18 years

Married-couple families

With own children under 18 years

Female, no husband present

With own children under 18 years

Nonfamily households

Male householder

Living alone

Female householder

Living alone

Average household size

Average family size

338,888

65.9%

35.9%

32.4%

16.1%

27.7%

17.2%

34.1%

15.5%

13.4%

18.6%

16.9%

2.78

3.53

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

Now married, except separated

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

Male 15 years and over

Now married, except separated

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

Female 15 years and over

Now married, except separated

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never married

726,913

33.8%

5.8%

12.1%

4.9%

43.3%

334,548

39.4%

2.4%

9.5%

4.0%

44.6%

392,365

29.0%

8.8%

14.4%

5.6%

42.3%

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

Less than high school diploma

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

Some college or associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or professional degree

High school graduate or higher

Male, high school graduate or higher

Female, high school graduate or higher

Bachelor's degree or higher

Male, bachelor's degree or higher

Female, bachelor's degree or higher

565,294

15.8%

32.1%

13.5%

6.5%

84.2%

83.6%

84.8%

20.1%

17.6%

22.1%

3,504,339

20.8%

25.7%

18.5%

9.2%

79.2%

78.3%

80.0%

27.8%

28.4%

27.1%

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

In labor force

Civilian labor force

Employed

Unemployed

Percent of civilian labor force

Armed Forces

Not in labor force

711,723

65.5%

65.4%

58.6%

6.9%

10.5%

0.1%

34.5%

4,212,409

67.6%

67.5%

63.5%

4.0%

5.9%

0.1%

32.4%

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

Car, truck, or van - drove alone

Car, truck, or van - carpooled

Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

Walked

Other means

Worked at home

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

405,251

79.4%

9.2%

5.5%

1.7%

1.9%

2.2%

29.3

2,611,367

78.5%

12.2%

2.6%

1.5%

1.9%

3.3%

28.3

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

Management, professional, and related occupations..................

Service occupations................................................................

Sales and office occupations...................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......

Male civilian employed population 16 years and over.........

Management, professional, and related occupations...................

Service occupations................................................................

Sales and office occupations...................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................................

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations..

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......

Female civilian employed population 16 years and over....

Management, professional, and related occupations..................

Service occupations................................................................

Sales and office occupations...................................................

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................................

Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations...

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......

416,751

30.1%

19.4%

28.8%

0.1%

5.2%

16.3%

196,921

23.0%

15.7%

21.6%

0.3%

10.4%

29.1%

219,830

36.5%

22.7%

35.3%

0.0%

0.5%

5.0%

2,676,751

34.3%

15.4%

25.2%

0.2%

12.0%

12.9%

1,518,941

31.3%

11.4%

17.3%

0.3%

20.6%

19.0%

1,157,810

38.2%

20.5%

35.5%

0.1%

0.8%

4.9%

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining................................................

Construction.......................................................................................................

Manufacturing.....................................................................................................

Wholesale trade...................................................................................................

Retail trade.........................................................................................................

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities..........................................................

Information...........................................................................................................

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing..................................

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management services......

Educational services, and health care and social assistance.....................................

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services.................

Other services (except public administration)............................................................

Public administration.............................................................................................

1.5%

3.4%

7.0%

2.6%

11.1%

10.7%

1.9%

7.2%

10.0%

29.0%

5.9%

4.3%

5.3%

3.0%

10.0%

11.0%

4.0%

10.6%

6.7%

1.6%

6.7%

12.1%

18.3%

7.7%

5.4%

2.8%

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

Government workers

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

Unpaid family workers

76.1%

18.9%

4.8%

0.2%

81.6%

11.4%

6.9%

0.2%

INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)

Households338,888 1,896,441

Median household income (dollars) 35,011 52,988

4,294,338

51.4%

4.8%

10.1%

3.0%

30.8%

2,137,109

53.2%

1.9%

8.6%

2.4%

33.8%

2,157,229

49.6%

7.6%

11.5%

3.5%

27.8%

1,896,441

71.1%

37.1%

51.9%

26.3%

13.7%

8.3%

28.9%

14.8%

11.7%

14.1%

12.2%

2.93

3.51

5,629,127

50.1%

49.9%

1,593,716

51.2%

48.8%

4,035,411

49.7%

50.3%

OCCUPATION

Houston

Texas

Houston METRO

Black(local) Houston Black USA

All statistics above are from the Census Bureau - 2007 American Community Survey

Houston has the 9th largest Black population of any metropolitan area in the nation. It is approaching the 1 millionth mark. The only other metro close is Dallas-Fort Worth with has 80,000 less Black residents. Houston’s Black population growth is attributed to its robust economy, low cost of living, and favorable environment for diversity especially for African Americans.

39,663,004

47.8%

52.2%

30.3

12,237,882

51.0%

49.0%

27,425,122

46.4%

53.6%

13,672,045

63.9%

34.6%

28.7%

13.4%

29.1%

18.2%

36.1%

16.4%

13.8%

19.7%

17.8%

2.66

3.4

29,594,243

30.5%

6.2%

11.5%

4.6%

47.2%

13,833,820

34.7%

2.7%

9.8%

3.8%

49.1%

15,760,423

26.8%

9.3%

13.1%

5.2%

45.6%

22,841,743

19.7%

34.1%

28.7%

11.6%

5.9%

80.3%

79.3%

81.2%

17.5%

16.0%

18.7%

28,864,386

62.9%

62.4%

54.9%

7.5%

12.0%

0.5%

37.1%

15,411,803

71.1%

10.5%

11.5%

2.9%

1.7%

2.3%

27.7

15,835,609

27.0%

24.1%

26.6%

0.3%

6.1%

15.9%

7,350,655

22.0%

20.6%

19.2%

0.5%

12.5%

25.3%

8,484,954

31.3%

27.1%

33.1%

0.1%

0.6%

7.8%

0.5%

3.9%

9.6%

2.1%

10.8%

7.6%

2.6%

6.5%

8.7%

27.2%

9.1%

4.3%

7.0%

76.2%

20.0%

3.7%

0.1%

13,672,045

34,169

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Houston enjoys a good mix of Black migrants from neighboring states as well as college educated African Americans from coast to coast who want to take advantage of the cities opportunities without having to sacrifice a rich Black culture.

The Black Houston population recently received a big boost in 2005 as an unfortunate result of Hurricane Katrina. It is estimated that almost 100,000 Katrina victims still live there. Large percentages are poor and live in the cities southwest section. The majority being from New Orleans have changed the Houstons culture for good.