United States · Texas

Born in Houston

Houston is home to 2.3 million people in Texas. It is the number 6 city in United States by population. Sourced: GeoNames

Among the largest cities in United States

Sourced: GeoNames Population. Houston is highlighted.

People and money in Houston

• Median age: 34.0 years Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median household income: $64,361 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Income per person: $42,181 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Average household income: poorest fifth / richest fifth: $12,120 / $299,880 Sourced: US Census ACS
• People below the poverty line: 21% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Adults with a degree: 38% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Born abroad: 31% Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per household: 2.49 Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median rent: $1,408 a month Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per square kilometre: 1,439 Sourced: US Census ACS

United States as a whole

• Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years for boys, 81.8 for girls Sourced: UN WPP 2024
• Children who die before age 5: 6.2 in every 1,000 births Sourced: UN WPP 2024

These are national figures: the game does not have separate health figures for Houston. More about United States

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Other large cities in Texas

• San Antonio1.5 million
• Dallas1.3 million
• Fort Worth1.0 million
• Austin974,447
• El Paso678,815

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