Texas · Census place 35000
Houston city, TX
Quick answer
Houston city has 2,300,419 residents, ranking #1 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $62,894, the median home is worth $253,400 and median gross rent runs $1,313 a month.
- Population
- 2,300,419Houston city residents
- Median household income
- $62,894Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $253,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,313Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Houston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Houston city median would spend about 25.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.7% of residents and 42% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- San Antonio city 1,458,954
- Dallas city 1,299,553
- Austin city 967,862
- Fort Worth city 941,311
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