Houston, TX Profile

Houston, TX, population 2,257,926, is located in Texas's Harris county, about 10.5 miles from Pasadena and 78.8 miles from Beaumont.

Through the 90's Houston's population has grown by about 20%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Houston has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Houston's population has grown by about 9%.

Houston's property crime levels tend to be higher than Texas's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Houston tend to be much higher than Texas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	49%
	African American	25%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	5%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	21%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,973,727	N/A
2001	1,994,316	1.04%
2002	2,012,297	0.90%
2003	2,032,955	1.03%
2004	2,058,645	1.26%
2005	2,076,189	0.85%
2006	2,169,248	4.48%
2007	2,206,573	1.72%
2008	2,238,183	1.43%
2009	2,257,926	0.88%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$36,616

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,172
2002	1,223
2003	1,175
2004	1,146
2005	1,173
2006	1,169
2007	1,132
2008	1,107
2009	1,126
2010	986

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	267	945	9,921	12,286
2002	256	892	11,212	12,598
2003	278	768	10,985	11,957
2004	272	908	10,182	12,065
2005	334	872	11,128	11,653
2006	377	854	11371	11648
2007	351	694	11479	12040
2008	294	750	10603	13132
2009	287	823	11367	13116
2010	269	712	9449	12061

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,934
2002	6,091
2003	5,879
2004	6,040
2005	5,887
2006	5,837
2007	5,684
2008	4,947
2009	5,319
2010	5,056

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	25,108	69,371	24,089
2002	26,905	73,445	23,939
2003	26,522	72,032	21,451
2004	27,110	74,752	21,563
2005	27,541	72,476	20,408
2006	26869	73091	21093
2007	29044	74817	19465
2008	26947	68598	15214
2009	29279	77058	14596
2010	27924	74582	12817