Houston, Texas demographics

Houston, TX demographics: median age 34.4; 36.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Houston city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4835000. The survey estimates a population of 2,328,253 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Houston is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 930,404 households (±3,659). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.4 ±0.2	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,328,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	545,317 ±6,665	23.4% ±0.3 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	644,073 ±6,341	27.7% ±0.3 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	852,112 ±8,026	36.6% ±0.3 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	286,751 ±4,370	12.3% ±0.2 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,328,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	1,150,763 ±4,668	49.4% ±0.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	1,177,490 ±4,675	50.6% ±0.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,328,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	706,709 ±9,002	30.4% ±0.4 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	528,496 ±8,340	22.7% ±0.4 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	24,306 ±2,087	1.0% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	161,755 ±4,425	6.9% ±0.2 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,746 ±439	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	345,398 ±10,316	14.8% ±0.4 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	559,843 ±11,643	24.0% ±0.5 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,328,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,298,141 ±9,139	55.8% ±0.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,030,112 ±9,159	44.2% ±0.4 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 930,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	330,679 ±4,381	35.5% ±0.4 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	61,292 ±2,633	6.6% ±0.3 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	144,382 ±2,904	15.5% ±0.3 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	323,717 ±5,211	34.8% ±0.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	70,334 ±2,489	7.6% ±0.3 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 930,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	272,802 ±3,996	29.3% ±0.4 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	657,602 ±5,900	70.7% ±0.6 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 930,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	323,717 ±5,211	34.8% ±0.5 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	273,049 ±4,513	29.3% ±0.5 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	142,167 ±3,404	15.3% ±0.4 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	104,298 ±2,459	11.2% ±0.3 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	52,270 ±2,118	5.6% ±0.2 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	21,409 ±1,261	2.3% ±0.1 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	13,494 ±1,076	1.5% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,328,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	1,645,149 ±8,723	70.7% ±0.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	683,104 ±8,718	29.3% ±0.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,172,072
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	1,149,813 ±9,704	52.9% ±0.4 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	808,128 ±8,844	37.2% ±0.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	14,261 ±1,801	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	5,409 ±933	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	8,600 ±1,062	0.4% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	47,350 ±3,161	2.2% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	4,508 ±803	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	30,610 ±2,479	1.4% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	31,712 ±2,818	1.5% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	7,539 ±974	0.3% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	20,174 ±1,999	0.9% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	14,829 ±1,998	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	29,139 ±2,657	1.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,550,897
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	303,691 ±5,871	19.6% ±0.4 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	331,546 ±5,507	21.4% ±0.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	253,413 ±5,423	16.3% ±0.3 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	93,869 ±3,144	6.1% ±0.2 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	333,873 ±5,875	21.5% ±0.4 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	234,505 ±4,919	15.1% ±0.3 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,297,627
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	1,904,193 ±9,749	82.9% ±0.4 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	260,968 ±8,402	11.4% ±0.4 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	51,433 ±2,958	2.2% ±0.1 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	43,114 ±2,495	1.9% ±0.1 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	37,919 ±2,954	1.7% ±0.1 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

23.7% of Houston residents (±0.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 90.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Houston	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	23.7% ±0.3 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.1% ±0.3 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.5% ±0.1 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Houston . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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