Houston Population and Demographics

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Houston City, Texas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Houston Population: 1953631 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 975551 49.94% Female 978080 50.06%       Under 5 years 160797 8.23% 5 to 9 years 154638 7.92% 10 to 14 years 139691 7.15% 15 to 19 years 138762 7.1% 20 to 24 years 161754 8.28% 25 to 34 years 354444 18.14% 35 to 44 years 305738 15.65% 45 to 54 years 235249 12.04% 55 to 59 years 79055 4.05% 60 to 64 years 59438 3.04% 65 to 74 years 93086 4.76% 75 to 84 years 53439 2.74% 85 years and over 17540 0.9%       Median age (years) 30.9       18 years and over 1416973 72.53% Male 700510 35.86% Female 716463 36.67% 21 years and over 1329344 68.04% 62 years and over 197956 10.13% 65 years and over 164065 8.4% Male 66747 3.42% Female 97318 4.98%       Race     One race 1892153 96.85% White 962610 49.27% Black or African American 494496 25.31% American Indian and Alaska Native 8568 0.44% Asian 103694 5.31% Asian indian 20149 1.03% Chinese 24001 1.23% Filipino 7890 0.4% Japanese 2519 0.13% Korean 5544 0.28% Vietnamese 32261 1.65% Other Asian 11330 0.58% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1182 0.06% Native Hawaiian 227 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 309 0.02% Samoan 220 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 426 0.02% Some other race 321603 16.46% Two or more races 61478 3.15%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 1953631 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 730865 37.41% Mexican 527442 27% Puerto Rican 6906 0.35% Cuban 4970 0.25% Other Hispanic or Latino 191547 9.8% Not Hispanic or Latino 1222766 62.59% White alone 601851 30.81%       Relationship     Total Population 1953631 100.00% In households 1920375 98.3% Householder 717945 36.75% Spouse 310066 15.87% Child 598596 30.64% Own child under 18 years 455640 23.32% Other relatives 183154 9.38% Under 18 years 69054 3.53% Nonrelatives 110614 5.66% Unmarried partner 36538 1.87% In group quarters 33256 1.7% Institutionalized population 18819 0.96% Non-Institutionalized population 14437 0.74%       Households by Type     Total Households 717945 100.0 % Family households (families) 457549 63.73% With own children under 18 years 237709 33.11% Married-couple family 310066 43.19% With own children under 18 years 159315 22.19% Female householder, no husband present 109723 15.28% With own children under 18 years 63252 8.81% Non Family households 260396 36.27% Householder living alone 212718 29.63% Householder 65 years and over 44856 6.25%       Households with individuals under 18 years 271105 37.76% Households with individuals 65 years and over 122037 17%       Average Household size 2.67 Average family size 3.39       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 782009 100.00% Occupied housing units 717945 91.81% Vacant housing units 64064 8.19% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4169 0.53% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 717945 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 328741 45.79% Renter-occupied housing units. 389204 54.21%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.84 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.54

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