Houston Population

1850–2026

2.42M

2026 projection

5.3% since 2020 (increase)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.

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Population by year

Population estimates for Houston. Annual change is shown as a percentage. Growth is the total change since the preceding observation.
20262,419,191+21,8760.91%
20252,397,315+11,5150.48%
20242,385,800+40,3821.72%
20232,345,418+28,6021.23%
20222,316,816+25,0051.09%
20212,291,811-6,4840.28%
20202,298,295-17,4250.75%
20192,315,720+1,2420.05%
20182,314,478+1,3990.06%
20172,313,079+6,7190.29%

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Houston Demographics

34.4median age

Median age

Female34.6 yrs
Male34.1 yrs

Adults

1,782,936
286,751 seniors · 16%1,496,185 other adults

Sex

Female 50.6% · 1,177,490Male 49.4% · 1,150,763

Population by age

MaleFemale85+ years, male: 11,62185+ years, female: 20,18780–84 years, male: 13,40680–84 years, female: 18,57675–79 years, male: 21,53475–79 years, female: 28,65770–74 years, male: 33,81670–74 years, female: 42,14965–69 years, male: 46,85465–69 years, female: 49,95160–64 years, male: 57,46160–64 years, female: 59,80755–59 years, male: 60,05055–59 years, female: 62,50750–54 years, male: 67,35450–54 years, female: 63,76245–49 years, male: 71,86645–49 years, female: 71,06240–44 years, male: 81,27440–44 years, female: 79,85435–39 years, male: 92,86935–39 years, female: 84,24630–34 years, male: 106,19130–34 years, female: 99,04125–29 years, male: 100,52125–29 years, female: 106,28120–24 years, male: 84,77520–24 years, female: 87,42415–19 years, male: 75,11015–19 years, female: 74,44210–14 years, male: 73,62910–14 years, female: 74,2485–9 years, male: 73,6735–9 years, female: 77,8740–4 years, male: 78,7590–4 years, female: 77,42285+80–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K

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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101

Race and ethnicity

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Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 23,283 people).

Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002

Houston Income

$64,813median household income

Median household income

$64,813

Half of households earn more, half earn less

Median earnings

$45,968

Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.

Poverty rate

19.9%

About 1 in 5 residents

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Tables S1901, S1501, S1701

Houston Marital Status

40% of residents age 15 and older are married.

MarriedNever married
Overall
Male
Female
Marital status of residents age 15 and older
StatusOverallMaleFemale
Married40%42%38%
Never married43%45%41%
Divorced10%8%11%
Widowed4%2%7%
Separated3%3%3%

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201

Sources

10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau

Population

American Community Survey, 2024 5-year