HUD State of the Cities Data System (SOCDS) Quick Link Retrieval:

Your selected central city is Houston, TX in the Houston, TX PMSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area, 1990 Metropolitan Standard).*

*Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) metropolitan data, based on the 2000 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standard, is now available in Quick Link. The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 1990 metropolitan area standard, remains the default for Quick Link and is displayed unless otherwise noted. If the city selected does not exist within a MSA, Quick Link presents the data according to the CBSA definition. To toggle back and forth between metropolitan area designations, select a Census Demographic or Employment by Residence output option below, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on the view CBSA-or-MSA-or-NECMA data button. Please note that not all metropolitan area designations are available for an individual city.

Table of Contents: Data Systems

Census Data
BLS Employment Data
County Business Patterns Special Extract Data
FBI Crime Data
Public Finance Data
Building Permits Data
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) Data

To view each data system in more detail, please go to SOCDS Home and select the appropriate system.

Census Data


Demographic Characteristics, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000


Employment by Place of Residence, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000


Characteristics of Workers by Place of Work, 1980, 1990 and 2000


Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Data

(NOTE: Double-clicking any choices will not work.  Make your choices and click the "Retrieve Data" button below.)

County Business Patterns Special Extract (CBPSE) Data

SIC Employment

Select Data Type:
Jobs
Business Establishments
Average Pay
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NAICS Employment

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Jobs
Business Establishments
Average Pay
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FBI Crime Data

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Please note that identification codes for city law enforcement agencies are not well-matched to Census identification codes. Please select the law enforcement agency for which you wish to display data.

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First
Year:
Second
Year:
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Public Finances


Building Permits Data

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Please note that identification codes for building permit jurisdictions are not well-matched to other Census identification codes. Also, unreconciled changes in permitting jurisdiction identification codes implemented during the history of the building permits series may result in a single jurisdiction having multiple codes through time. Please select the permitting jurisdiction for which you wish to display data.

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CHAS Data

Select City: Please select the appropriate city for which you wish to display data.

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