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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

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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