2010 BLS 12 month Average: | |
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Labor Force | 1,072,458 |
Employed | 984,852 |
Unemployment rate | 8.2 |
Census | Population |
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This is a top 50 city by population: National Rank = 4 | |
Total Population: | 2,068,026 |
Labor Force | 1,076,530 |
Employed | 1,020,955 |
Unemployment rate | 5.2 |
Current BLS / SOCDS employment data can be found at SOCDS Current Labor Force Data.
2009 FBI Crime | |
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Property Crimes per 100,000 Pop. | 5,319 |
Violent Crimes per 100,000 Pop. | 1,126 |
More detailed FBI data can be found at FBI Data.
Race/Ethnicity Immigrants | Population | Pct of Total Pop |
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White/Non-Hispanic | 550,002 | 26.6 |
Black/Non-Hispanic | 497,477 | 24.1 |
Other Races/Non-Hispanic | 142,892 | 6.9 |
Total Hispanic/All Races | 877,655 | 42.4 |
Where We're From | Population | Pct of Total Pop |
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Native | 1,482,642 | 71.7 |
Born In TX | 1,082,401 | 52.3 |
Not Born in Houston | 382,130 | 18.5 |
Born Outside US | 14,334 | 0.7 |
Total Foreign Born Pop | 585,384 | 28.3 |
Educational Attainment | Population | Pct of Respondents |
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Total Respondants | 1,302,382 | 100.0 |
Did Not Graduate High School | 338,246 | 26.0 |
High School Graduate | 303,269 | 23.3 |
Some College or Associate Degree | 236,409 | 18.2 |
Colleg Grad or Advanced Degree | 424,458 | 32.6 |
Families with Children by Type of Family | Population | Pct of Respondents |
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Married Couple | 472,604 | 73.7 |
Single Parent | 168,956 | 26.3 |
Housing Units | Population | Pct of Occupied Units | Pct of Total Units |
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Total Units | 889,489 | N/A | 100.0 |
Total Occupied Units | 764,758 | 100.0 | 86.0 |
Owner Occupied | 356,601 | 46.6 | 40.1 |
Renter Occupied | 408,157 | 53.4 | 45.9 |
Vacant Units | 124,731 | N/A | 14.0 |
Rent and Income | ||
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Median Household Gross Rent | $793 | |
Median Household Owner's Value | $123,800 |
Employed Workers by Class in Place of Work | Population | Pct of Respondents |
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Total Workers | 989,581 | 100.0 |
Private for Profit Wage and Salary Workers | 760,696 | 76.9 |
Private Non-profit Wage and Salary Workers | 53,880 | 5.4 |
Federal Government | 12,255 | 1.2 |
State and Local Government | 87,905 | 8.9 |
Self Employed | 73,302 | 7.4 |
Unpaid Family Work | 1,543 | 0.2 |
Civilian Residents by Occupation | Total Population 16 and Older |
Pct of Total Respondents | Employed Population 16 and Older |
Pct of Employed Respondents |
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Total | 1,545,640 | 100.0 | 989,581 | 100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
559,767 | 36.2 | 314,194 | 31.8 |
Service occupations | 237,183 | 15.3 | 183,176 | 18.5 |
Sales and office occupations | 383,123 | 24.8 | 235,088 | 23.8 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations |
181,007 | 11.7 | 129,694 | 13.1 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
183,823 | 11.9 | 127,429 | 12.9 |
Armed Forces | 737 | 0.0 | No Data | No Data |
Civilian Residents by Industry | Total Population 16 and Older |
Pct of Total Respondents | Employed Population 16 and Older |
Pct of Employed Respondents |
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Total | No Data | No Data | 989,581 | 100.0 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | No Data | No Data | 24,172 | 2.4 |
Construction | No Data | No Data | 109,306 | 11.0 |
Manufacturing | No Data | No Data | 89,651 | 9.1 |
Wholesale trade | No Data | No Data | 36,308 | 3.7 |
Retail trade | No Data | No Data | 104,031 | 10.5 |
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | No Data | No Data | 58,078 | 5.9 |
Information | No Data | No Data | 15,319 | 1.5 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
No Data | No Data | 61,820 | 6.2 |
Professional, scientific, management, admin, and waste management services |
No Data | No Data | 133,955 | 13.5 |
Health services | No Data | No Data | 182,616 | 18.5 |
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and food services |
No Data | No Data | 89,519 | 9.0 |
Public administration | No Data | No Data | 24,495 | 2.5 |
Other services (except public administration) | No Data | No Data | 60,311 | 6.1 |
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