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Houston, TX
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Houston profile


Living in Houston



Houston is an enormous city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,302,878 people and 853 associated neighborhoods, Houston is the largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Houston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Houston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Houston is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Houston. This makes Houston a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Houston presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

The education level of Houston citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.16% of adults in Houston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Houston in 2018 was $38,834, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,336 for a family of four. However, Houston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Houston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Houston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Houston, accounting for 44.83% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Houston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Houston include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Houston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.94%.

The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.