Harris County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 234,637
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 667,129
Renter-occupied apartments: 620,345 (it was 538,387 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 45% |
| State: | 36% |
Land area: 1729 sq. mi.
Water area: 48.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 2765 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.9%), Retail trade (11.2%), Construction (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 2,131,83944.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,264,26026.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 878,59418.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 340,1977.1%Asian alone
- 136,7932.9%Two or more races
- 21,7900.5%Some other race alone
- 5,0270.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2,4130.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 34.5 years |
| Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
| Males: 2,381,745 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 2,399,168 |  (50.2%) |
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| Harris County: | 2.0 people |
| Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $68,706 ($42,598 in 1999)
| This county: | $68,706 |
| Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,117 (lower quartile is $862, upper quartile is $1,470)
| This county: | $1117 |
| State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $264,000 (it was $84,200 in 2000)
| Harris: | $264,000 |
| Texas: | $275,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,922Detached houses: $364,274
Here: $364,274 State: $369,058 Townhouses or other attached units: $318,336
Here: $318,336 State: $327,631 In 2-unit structures: $370,492
Here: $370,492 State: $374,947 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $220,695
Here: $220,695 State: $209,652 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $300,125
Here: $300,125 State: $413,944 Mobile homes: $115,450
Here: $115,450 State: $124,413 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,528
Here: $137,528 State: $73,921
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $670
Institutionalized population: 24,427
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 136
- Rapes: 1111
- Robberies: 1713
- Assaults: 6527
- Burglaries: 6539
- Thefts: 31463
- Auto thefts: 6389
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 133
- Rapes: 1010
- Robberies: 2082
- Assaults: 5588
- Burglaries: 6585
- Thefts: 30334
- Auto thefts: 6838
Health of residents in Harris County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.68.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
37.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
51.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Harris County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.73.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
40.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
72.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
64.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
28.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 18156 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2021: 21260 buildings, average cost: $101,000
- 2020: 20834 buildings, average cost: $103,100
- 2019: 17903 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2018: 17732 buildings, average cost: $121,100
- 2017: 16980 buildings, average cost: $126,500
- 2016: 15511 buildings, average cost: $138,400
- 2015: 16721 buildings, average cost: $128,400
- 2014: 18533 buildings, average cost: $115,900
- 2013: 16986 buildings, average cost: $126,400
- 2012: 14550 buildings, average cost: $147,600
- 2011: 11107 buildings, average cost: $185,500
- 2010: 11057 buildings, average cost: $147,700
- 2009: 11591 buildings, average cost: $141,100
- 2008: 14823 buildings, average cost: $144,900
- 2007: 23985 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 2006: 33023 buildings, average cost: $65,000
- 2005: 32465 buildings, average cost: $66,100
- 2004: 28020 buildings, average cost: $76,600
- 2003: 26450 buildings, average cost: $81,200
- 2002: 23052 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 2001: 20122 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 2000: 18244 buildings, average cost: $117,700
- 1999: 16055 buildings, average cost: $133,800
- 1998: 16191 buildings, average cost: $122,200
- 1997: 13439 buildings, average cost: $112,900
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,981 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,240 (1.4%)
| Harris County: | 16.5% |
| Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 34.5 years old
(Males: 33.9 years old, Females: 35.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.7 years old, Black residents: 33.8 years old, American Indian residents: 30.5 years old, Asian residents: 39.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.0 years old, Other race residents: 29.5 years old)
Area name: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harris County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $743 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $990 a month.
Cities in this county include: Houston, Northwest Harris, Pasadena, Southeast Harris, Baytown, Northeast Harris, Spring, Atascocita, La Porte, Channelview.
2023 air pollution in Harris County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.201 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 48.4 µg/m3. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.harris.tx.us
Neighboring counties: Gilchrist County, Florida 
, Wakulla County, Florida , Hays County 
, Real County .
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 186,214
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,269,877 (39.9% naturalized citizens)
| Harris County: | 26.6% |
| Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 483,1202010 or later
- 284,6472000 to 2009
- 246,0921990 to 1999
- 215,0781980 to 1989
- 118,8601970 to 1979
- 48,069Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,082,142
- One, attached: 73,054
- Two: 24,974
- 3 or 4: 82,509
- 5 to 9: 107,275
- 10 to 19: 151,175
- 20 to 49: 88,033
- 50 or more: 260,141
- Mobile homes: 46,459
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,956
Housing units in Harris County with a mortgage: 542,009 (28,108 second mortgage, 1,563 home equity loan, 17,941 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,810
| Here: | 98.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Harris County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,077,287 | 2,102 |
| Catholic | 741,896 | 109 |
| Mainline Protestant | 278,855 | 288 |
| Other | 213,212 | 296 |
| Black Protestant | 65,641 | 211 |
| Orthodox | 12,884 | 25 |
| None | 1,702,684 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 737
| Harris County: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 41
| Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 530
| This county: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1,321
| Harris County: | 3.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2,302
| This county: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Harris County: | 8.9% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Harris County: | 26.0% |
| State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.1% |
| State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Harris County:
Average size of farms: 124 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $21,565
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $786.62
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.10%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,272
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,697
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.01%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.43
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.12%
Corn for grain: 4884 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 262 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1116 harvested acres
Vegetables: 698 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 758 acres
Earthquake activity:
Harris County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 159.2 miles away from Harris County center
On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 175.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 156.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 158.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 179.7 miles away from Harris County center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 155.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Tropical Storm Imeda, Incident Period: September 17, 2019 - September 23, 2019, FEMA Id: 4466, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2016 to April 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4269: April 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4269, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Forest Brook Fire, Incident Period: June 17, 2011 to June 20, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 2924, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 22 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Harris County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 16, Floods: 15, Hurricanes: 9, Tornadoes: 7, Tropical Storms: 4, Fires: 2, Winds: 2, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,903,361 (72.6%)
- Carpooled: 282,250 (10.8%)
- Bus: 44,108 (1.7%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 1,108 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 471 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 2,005 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 217 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 68,138 (2.6%)
- Bicycle: 6,519 (0.2%)
- Walked: 27,791 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 285,970 (10.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Mexico (36%)
- El Salvador (10%)
- Honduras (7%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- India (4%)
- Venezuela (3%)
- English (4%)
- American (3%)
- German (3%)
- Irish (2%)
- Nigerian (1%)
- European (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Harris County, Texas in 2010:
- 10,107 people in college/university student housing
- 9,694 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 7,990 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 4,024 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 3,317 people in state prisons
- 2,461 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 1,728 people in federal detention centers
- 1,417 people in group homes intended for adults
- 1,269 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 807 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 514 people in correctional residential facilities
- 434 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 245 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 230 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 208 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 40 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 27 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 12 people in maritime/merchant vessels
People in group quarters in Harris County, Texas in 2000:
- 9,564 people in nursing homes
- 9,050 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4,520 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4,322 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,800 people in other group homes
- 2,778 people in state prisons
- 1,611 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 1,146 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 814 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 740 people in religious group quarters
- 524 people in halfway houses
- 489 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 476 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 413 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 343 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 304 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 295 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 282 people in other workers' dormitories
- 273 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 249 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 247 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 226 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 224 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 213 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 142 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 114 people in crews of maritime vessels
- 106 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 88 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 49 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 31 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 3 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 2 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
5.26% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($67,872 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.26% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($158 average AGI)
Harris County: 0.02% Texas average: 0.04%
2.84% relocated from other counties in Texas ($34,811 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($32,903 average AGI)
Harris County: 2.40% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Fort Bend County, TX |  0.65% ($66,807 average AGI) |
| from Montgomery County, TX | 0.43% ($85,639) |
| from Galveston County, TX | 0.22% ($61,027) |
| from Brazoria County, TX | 0.21% ($58,615) |
| from Travis County, TX | 0.13% ($70,637) |
| from Dallas County, TX | 0.11% ($75,375) |
| from Bexar County, TX | 0.10% ($58,731) |
5.91% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($76,622 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.91% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($155 average AGI)
Harris County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.03%
4.02% relocated to other counties in Texas ($49,776 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($26,692 average AGI)
Harris County: 1.87% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Fort Bend County, TX | 0.98% ($67,719 average AGI) |
| to Montgomery County, TX | 0.75% ($148,678) |
| to Brazoria County, TX | 0.32% ($61,532) |
| to Galveston County, TX | 0.28% ($79,245) |
| to Travis County, TX | 0.17% ($94,646) |
| to Liberty County, TX | 0.14% ($44,150) |
| to Dallas County, TX | 0.12% ($72,486) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 18.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 335,525 (280,871 aged, 54,654 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 243,085 (21%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Harris County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (25,637)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (24,674)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (21,789)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (18,802)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (13,220)
- Unspecified dementia (13,109)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (11,814)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (11,553)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (11,543)
- Congestive heart failure (10,313)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,179
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 266
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,506
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,900
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 568
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 6,293
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.5. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 73.4
- Cut/Pierce - 9.5
- Suffocation - 3.0
- Fire/Burn - 1.1
- Struck by/against - 1.1
- Other - 13.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.8. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 54.0
- Suffocation - 17.9
- Poisoning - 17.2
- Fall - 2.4
- Cut/Pierce - 1.3
- Other - 3.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,780,913- Male householders: 896,921 (244,061 living alone), Female householders: 883,059 (253,291 living alone)
774,625 spouses (763,998 opposite-sex spouses), 155,658 unmarried partners, (145,673 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,529,581 children (1,434,957 natural, 28,727 adopted, 65,897 stepchildren), 130,291 grandchildren, 78,802 brothers or sisters, 81,777 parents, 2,945 foster children, 107,922 other relatives, 97,077 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 42,255
Size of family households: 422,311 2-persons, 291,974 3-persons, 241,557 4-persons, 129,753 5-persons, 54,033 6-persons, 37,022 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 497,352 1-person, 91,892 2-persons, 9,761 3-persons, 2,722 4-persons, 873 5-persons, 441 6-persons, 289 7-or-more-persons.
685,523 married couples with children.
385,582 single-parent households (84,335 men, 301,247 women).
54.6% of residents of Harris speak English at home.
35.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $15,798,626,000 ($4,335 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $874,610,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,921,784,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,132,368,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,068,000
Federal grants: $3,350,973,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,565,433,000 ($459,738,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,801,000,000 ($142,009,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,435,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,166,395,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,085,618,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 343,524| Here: | 93 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 107,111
| Here: | 29 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +183,129
| Here: | +50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -122,915
| Here: |  -33 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 331.57 millions of gallons per day (93% from ground, 7% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.8 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Harris County, Texas
- 53,6302020 or later
- 319,2762010 to 2019
- 338,6592000 to 2009
- 205,0471990 to 1999
- 292,7251980 to 1989
- 324,9051970 to 1979
- 163,3721960 to 1969
- 122,4611950 to 1959
- 47,5641940 to 1949
- 50,0791939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harris County, Texas
- 5,2041 room
- 3,7632 rooms
- 20,9913 rooms
- 77,5174 rooms
- 165,5125 rooms
- 218,4576 rooms
- 151,7727 rooms
- 137,1958 rooms
- 177,7829+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harris County, Texas
- 77,5891 room
- 100,3322 rooms
- 182,1443 rooms
- 192,2664 rooms
- 120,0955 rooms
- 80,0616 rooms
- 35,7777 rooms
- 20,0038 rooms
- 13,5209+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Harris County, Texas
- 8,368no bedroom
- 12,6691 bedroom
- 91,7962 bedrooms
- 454,9803 bedrooms
- 316,8644 bedrooms
- 73,5165+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harris County, Texas
- 80,221no bedroom
- 269,3681 bedroom
- 280,3412 bedrooms
- 147,3433 bedrooms
- 38,6434 bedrooms
- 5,8715+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Harris County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 22,854no vehicle
- 223,9351 vehicle
- 435,1772 vehicles
- 184,0093 vehicles
- 70,6674 vehicles
- 21,5515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Harris County in renter-occupied apartments
- 103,987no vehicle
- 423,4531 vehicle
- 223,6182 vehicles
- 55,4243 vehicles
- 10,9574 vehicles
- 4,3485+ vehicles
85.5% of Harris County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Texas.
| Harris County: | 85.5% |
| State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,507,343
- Other state: 915,981
- Northeast: 123,148
- Midwest: 225,093
- South: 367,982
- West: 199,758
- 62.8%Utility gas
- 34.9%Electricity
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 79.6%Electricity
- 17.9%Utility gas
- 1.5%No fuel used
- 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42,551
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Texas: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20,980
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Texas: | 8.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37,678
| Here: | 17.8% |
| Texas: | 16.2% |
Harris County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,835,000
Cash and Securities: $1,179,250,000
- Charges - Toll Highways: $857,934,000
Toll Highways: $740,168,000
Hospital Public: $591,357,000
Hospital Public: $402,551,000
Other: $269,537,000
Other: $261,445,000
Regular Highways: $50,960,000
Regular Highways: $48,366,000
Parking Facilities: $5,358,000
Parking Facilities: $4,396,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
Parks and Recreation: $902,000
Natural Resources - Other: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Construction - Toll Highways: $270,520,000
Regular Highways: $151,779,000
General - Other: $128,446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,004,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,710,000
Regular Highways: $81,722,000
General - Other: $77,114,000
Toll Highways: $36,221,000
Hospitals: $23,350,000
Libraries: $18,896,000
Central Staff Services: $15,060,000
Central Staff Services: $11,257,000
Health - Other: $8,490,000
Hospitals: $7,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,145,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,012,000
Health - Other: $1,985,000
Financial Administration: $1,557,000
Parks and Recreation: $664,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $247,000
General Public Buildings: $226,000
Police Protection: $101,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,276,858,000
Hospitals: $2,888,462,000
Police Protection: $463,263,000
Police Protection: $415,470,000
Health - Other: $367,110,000
Health - Other: $336,079,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $319,063,000
General - Other: $314,287,000
General - Other: $308,617,000
Correctional Institutions: $300,410,000
Correctional Institutions: $297,609,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $279,915,000
Toll Highways: $255,272,000
Toll Highways: $189,664,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,458,000
Corrections - Other: $84,624,000
Regular Highways: $79,829,000
Financial Administration: $77,808,000
Central Staff Services: $74,059,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,289,000
Corrections - Other: $67,494,000
Regular Highways: $66,330,000
General Public Buildings: $63,002,000
General Public Buildings: $57,282,000
Financial Administration: $53,173,000
Central Staff Services: $50,340,000
Libraries: $30,350,000
Libraries: $28,059,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,655,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,766,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,687,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,383,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,347,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,564,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,726,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,726,000
Parking Facilities: $2,053,000
Parking Facilities: $1,740,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,173,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $521,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $104,940,000
Health and Hospitals: $99,108,000
Other: $75,593,000
Natural Resources: $71,696,000
Other: $53,842,000
Natural Resources: $49,392,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,403,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,014,000
Public Welfare: $9,611,000
Public Welfare: $3,110,000
Highways: $817,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $439,316,000
Interest on Debt: $412,089,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $82,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $105,331,000
Other: $97,084,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,691,000
Highways: $34,703,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,777,000
Highways: $13,093,000
Public Welfare: $1,168,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,408,531,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,758,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,157,159,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,926,616,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,916,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,806,485,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,664,336,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,377,001,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $906,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $786,455,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $650,064,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,846,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,511,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,669,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $281,942,000
Interest Earnings: $254,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $168,878,000
General Revenue - Other: $151,739,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,841,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,608,000
Sale of Property: $12,234,000
Rents: $2,856,000
Sale of Property: $1,789,000
Rents: $1,446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $774,000
Donations From Private Sources: $481,000
Royalties: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $120,944,000
Hospitals: $53,371,000
Hospitals: $37,718,000
General - Other: $35,478,000
Regular Highways: $33,349,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,837,000
Toll Highways: $24,303,000
General - Other: $22,536,000
Police Protection: $16,593,000
Regular Highways: $11,116,000
Police Protection: $10,388,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,970,000
Health - Other: $4,681,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,833,000
General Public Building: $2,626,000
Health - Other: $2,509,000
Central Staff Services: $2,377,000
Corrections - Other: $2,156,000
Financial Administration: $2,109,000
Central Staff Services: $2,022,000
Toll Highways: $1,976,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,844,000
Financial Administration: $1,739,000
General Public Building: $1,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,206,000
Libraries: $1,160,000
Libraries: $1,064,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Parks and Recreation: $594,000
Public Welfare - Other: $559,000
Local Fire Protection: $458,000
Correctional Institutions: $417,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $380,000
Housing and Community Development: $313,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Public Welfare - Other: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,311,813,000
Cash and Securities: $4,107,770,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $554,942,000
Beginning: $254,097,000
End of Fiscal Year: $108,167,000
Beginning: $83,267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,146,329,000
Cash and Securities: $5,377,609,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,731,725,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,671,610,000
Public Welfare: $438,391,000
Public Welfare: $267,642,000
Other: $72,798,000
Other: $37,100,000
General Local Government Support: $25,125,000
General Local Government Support: $22,273,000
Education: $7,212,000
Education: $5,535,000
Highways: $1,861,000
Highways: $1,265,000
- Tax - Property: $2,855,723,000
Property: $2,640,140,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,251,000
Other Selective Sales: $41,150,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,588,000
Other License: $9,896,000
Other License: $8,526,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,495,000
Amusements License: $1,142,000
Amusements License: $443,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $162,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $108,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,566,000
: $3,636,000
Harris County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,835,000
Cash and Securities: $1,179,250,000
- Charges - Toll Highways: $857,934,000
Toll Highways: $740,168,000
Hospital Public: $591,357,000
Hospital Public: $402,551,000
Other: $269,537,000
Other: $261,445,000
Regular Highways: $50,960,000
Regular Highways: $48,366,000
Parking Facilities: $5,358,000
Parking Facilities: $4,396,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
Parks and Recreation: $902,000
Natural Resources - Other: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Construction - Toll Highways: $270,520,000
Regular Highways: $151,779,000
General - Other: $128,446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,004,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,710,000
Regular Highways: $81,722,000
General - Other: $77,114,000
Toll Highways: $36,221,000
Hospitals: $23,350,000
Libraries: $18,896,000
Central Staff Services: $15,060,000
Central Staff Services: $11,257,000
Health - Other: $8,490,000
Hospitals: $7,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,145,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,012,000
Health - Other: $1,985,000
Financial Administration: $1,557,000
Parks and Recreation: $664,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $247,000
General Public Buildings: $226,000
Police Protection: $101,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,276,858,000
Hospitals: $2,888,462,000
Police Protection: $463,263,000
Police Protection: $415,470,000
Health - Other: $367,110,000
Health - Other: $336,079,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $319,063,000
General - Other: $314,287,000
General - Other: $308,617,000
Correctional Institutions: $300,410,000
Correctional Institutions: $297,609,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $279,915,000
Toll Highways: $255,272,000
Toll Highways: $189,664,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,458,000
Corrections - Other: $84,624,000
Regular Highways: $79,829,000
Financial Administration: $77,808,000
Central Staff Services: $74,059,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,289,000
Corrections - Other: $67,494,000
Regular Highways: $66,330,000
General Public Buildings: $63,002,000
General Public Buildings: $57,282,000
Financial Administration: $53,173,000
Central Staff Services: $50,340,000
Libraries: $30,350,000
Libraries: $28,059,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,655,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,766,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,687,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,383,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,347,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,564,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,726,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,726,000
Parking Facilities: $2,053,000
Parking Facilities: $1,740,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,173,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $521,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $104,940,000
Health and Hospitals: $99,108,000
Other: $75,593,000
Natural Resources: $71,696,000
Other: $53,842,000
Natural Resources: $49,392,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,403,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,014,000
Public Welfare: $9,611,000
Public Welfare: $3,110,000
Highways: $817,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $439,316,000
Interest on Debt: $412,089,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $82,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $105,331,000
Other: $97,084,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,691,000
Highways: $34,703,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,777,000
Highways: $13,093,000
Public Welfare: $1,168,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,408,531,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,758,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,157,159,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,926,616,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,916,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,806,485,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,664,336,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,377,001,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $906,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $786,455,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $650,064,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,846,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,511,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,669,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $281,942,000
Interest Earnings: $254,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $168,878,000
General Revenue - Other: $151,739,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,841,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,608,000
Sale of Property: $12,234,000
Rents: $2,856,000
Sale of Property: $1,789,000
Rents: $1,446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $774,000
Donations From Private Sources: $481,000
Royalties: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $120,944,000
Hospitals: $53,371,000
Hospitals: $37,718,000
General - Other: $35,478,000
Regular Highways: $33,349,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,837,000
Toll Highways: $24,303,000
General - Other: $22,536,000
Police Protection: $16,593,000
Regular Highways: $11,116,000
Police Protection: $10,388,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,970,000
Health - Other: $4,681,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,833,000
General Public Building: $2,626,000
Health - Other: $2,509,000
Central Staff Services: $2,377,000
Corrections - Other: $2,156,000
Financial Administration: $2,109,000
Central Staff Services: $2,022,000
Toll Highways: $1,976,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,844,000
Financial Administration: $1,739,000
General Public Building: $1,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,206,000
Libraries: $1,160,000
Libraries: $1,064,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Parks and Recreation: $594,000
Public Welfare - Other: $559,000
Local Fire Protection: $458,000
Correctional Institutions: $417,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $380,000
Housing and Community Development: $313,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Public Welfare - Other: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,311,813,000
Cash and Securities: $4,107,770,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $554,942,000
Beginning: $254,097,000
End of Fiscal Year: $108,167,000
Beginning: $83,267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,146,329,000
Cash and Securities: $5,377,609,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,731,725,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,671,610,000
Public Welfare: $438,391,000
Public Welfare: $267,642,000
Other: $72,798,000
Other: $37,100,000
General Local Government Support: $25,125,000
General Local Government Support: $22,273,000
Education: $7,212,000
Education: $5,535,000
Highways: $1,861,000
Highways: $1,265,000
- Tax - Property: $2,855,723,000
Property: $2,640,140,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,251,000
Other Selective Sales: $41,150,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,588,000
Other License: $9,896,000
Other License: $8,526,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,495,000
Amusements License: $1,142,000
Amusements License: $443,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $162,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $108,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,566,000
: $3,636,000
Harris County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,835,000
Cash and Securities: $1,179,250,000
- Charges - Toll Highways: $857,934,000
Toll Highways: $740,168,000
Hospital Public: $591,357,000
Hospital Public: $402,551,000
Other: $269,537,000
Other: $261,445,000
Regular Highways: $50,960,000
Regular Highways: $48,366,000
Parking Facilities: $5,358,000
Parking Facilities: $4,396,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
Parks and Recreation: $902,000
Natural Resources - Other: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Construction - Toll Highways: $270,520,000
Regular Highways: $151,779,000
General - Other: $128,446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,004,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,710,000
Regular Highways: $81,722,000
General - Other: $77,114,000
Toll Highways: $36,221,000
Hospitals: $23,350,000
Libraries: $18,896,000
Central Staff Services: $15,060,000
Central Staff Services: $11,257,000
Health - Other: $8,490,000
Hospitals: $7,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,145,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,012,000
Health - Other: $1,985,000
Financial Administration: $1,557,000
Parks and Recreation: $664,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $247,000
General Public Buildings: $226,000
Police Protection: $101,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,276,858,000
Hospitals: $2,888,462,000
Police Protection: $463,263,000
Police Protection: $415,470,000
Health - Other: $367,110,000
Health - Other: $336,079,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $319,063,000
General - Other: $314,287,000
General - Other: $308,617,000
Correctional Institutions: $300,410,000
Correctional Institutions: $297,609,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $279,915,000
Toll Highways: $255,272,000
Toll Highways: $189,664,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,458,000
Corrections - Other: $84,624,000
Regular Highways: $79,829,000
Financial Administration: $77,808,000
Central Staff Services: $74,059,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,289,000
Corrections - Other: $67,494,000
Regular Highways: $66,330,000
General Public Buildings: $63,002,000
General Public Buildings: $57,282,000
Financial Administration: $53,173,000
Central Staff Services: $50,340,000
Libraries: $30,350,000
Libraries: $28,059,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,655,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,766,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,687,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,383,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,347,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,564,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,726,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,726,000
Parking Facilities: $2,053,000
Parking Facilities: $1,740,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,173,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $521,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $104,940,000
Health and Hospitals: $99,108,000
Other: $75,593,000
Natural Resources: $71,696,000
Other: $53,842,000
Natural Resources: $49,392,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,403,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,014,000
Public Welfare: $9,611,000
Public Welfare: $3,110,000
Highways: $817,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $439,316,000
Interest on Debt: $412,089,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $82,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $105,331,000
Other: $97,084,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,691,000
Highways: $34,703,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,777,000
Highways: $13,093,000
Public Welfare: $1,168,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,408,531,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,758,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,157,159,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,926,616,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,916,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,806,485,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,664,336,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,377,001,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $906,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $786,455,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $650,064,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,846,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,511,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,669,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $281,942,000
Interest Earnings: $254,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $168,878,000
General Revenue - Other: $151,739,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,841,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,608,000
Sale of Property: $12,234,000
Rents: $2,856,000
Sale of Property: $1,789,000
Rents: $1,446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $774,000
Donations From Private Sources: $481,000
Royalties: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $120,944,000
Hospitals: $53,371,000
Hospitals: $37,718,000
General - Other: $35,478,000
Regular Highways: $33,349,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,837,000
Toll Highways: $24,303,000
General - Other: $22,536,000
Police Protection: $16,593,000
Regular Highways: $11,116,000
Police Protection: $10,388,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,970,000
Health - Other: $4,681,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,833,000
General Public Building: $2,626,000
Health - Other: $2,509,000
Central Staff Services: $2,377,000
Corrections - Other: $2,156,000
Financial Administration: $2,109,000
Central Staff Services: $2,022,000
Toll Highways: $1,976,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,844,000
Financial Administration: $1,739,000
General Public Building: $1,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,206,000
Libraries: $1,160,000
Libraries: $1,064,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Parks and Recreation: $594,000
Public Welfare - Other: $559,000
Local Fire Protection: $458,000
Correctional Institutions: $417,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $380,000
Housing and Community Development: $313,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Public Welfare - Other: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,311,813,000
Cash and Securities: $4,107,770,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $554,942,000
Beginning: $254,097,000
End of Fiscal Year: $108,167,000
Beginning: $83,267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,146,329,000
Cash and Securities: $5,377,609,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,731,725,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,671,610,000
Public Welfare: $438,391,000
Public Welfare: $267,642,000
Other: $72,798,000
Other: $37,100,000
General Local Government Support: $25,125,000
General Local Government Support: $22,273,000
Education: $7,212,000
Education: $5,535,000
Highways: $1,861,000
Highways: $1,265,000
- Tax - Property: $2,855,723,000
Property: $2,640,140,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,251,000
Other Selective Sales: $41,150,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,588,000
Other License: $9,896,000
Other License: $8,526,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,495,000
Amusements License: $1,142,000
Amusements License: $443,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $162,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $108,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,566,000
: $3,636,000
Harris County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,316,835,000
Cash and Securities: $1,179,250,000
- Charges - Toll Highways: $857,934,000
Toll Highways: $740,168,000
Hospital Public: $591,357,000
Hospital Public: $402,551,000
Other: $269,537,000
Other: $261,445,000
Regular Highways: $50,960,000
Regular Highways: $48,366,000
Parking Facilities: $5,358,000
Parking Facilities: $4,396,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,666,000
Parks and Recreation: $902,000
Natural Resources - Other: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $471,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Construction - Toll Highways: $270,520,000
Regular Highways: $151,779,000
General - Other: $128,446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $121,004,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,710,000
Regular Highways: $81,722,000
General - Other: $77,114,000
Toll Highways: $36,221,000
Hospitals: $23,350,000
Libraries: $18,896,000
Central Staff Services: $15,060,000
Central Staff Services: $11,257,000
Health - Other: $8,490,000
Hospitals: $7,147,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,145,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,012,000
Health - Other: $1,985,000
Financial Administration: $1,557,000
Parks and Recreation: $664,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $247,000
General Public Buildings: $226,000
Police Protection: $101,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $3,276,858,000
Hospitals: $2,888,462,000
Police Protection: $463,263,000
Police Protection: $415,470,000
Health - Other: $367,110,000
Health - Other: $336,079,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $319,063,000
General - Other: $314,287,000
General - Other: $308,617,000
Correctional Institutions: $300,410,000
Correctional Institutions: $297,609,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $279,915,000
Toll Highways: $255,272,000
Toll Highways: $189,664,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,458,000
Corrections - Other: $84,624,000
Regular Highways: $79,829,000
Financial Administration: $77,808,000
Central Staff Services: $74,059,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,289,000
Corrections - Other: $67,494,000
Regular Highways: $66,330,000
General Public Buildings: $63,002,000
General Public Buildings: $57,282,000
Financial Administration: $53,173,000
Central Staff Services: $50,340,000
Libraries: $30,350,000
Libraries: $28,059,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,655,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,766,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,687,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,383,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,347,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,564,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,726,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,726,000
Parking Facilities: $2,053,000
Parking Facilities: $1,740,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,173,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $521,000
Solid Waste Management: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $104,940,000
Health and Hospitals: $99,108,000
Other: $75,593,000
Natural Resources: $71,696,000
Other: $53,842,000
Natural Resources: $49,392,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,403,000
Housing and Community Development: $23,014,000
Public Welfare: $9,611,000
Public Welfare: $3,110,000
Highways: $817,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $439,316,000
Interest on Debt: $412,089,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $39,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $82,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $105,331,000
Other: $97,084,000
Health and Hospitals: $37,691,000
Highways: $34,703,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,777,000
Highways: $13,093,000
Public Welfare: $1,168,000
Public Welfare: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,408,531,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,758,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,157,159,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,926,616,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,916,490,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,806,485,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,664,336,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,377,001,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $906,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $786,455,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $650,064,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $539,846,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $252,511,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $240,669,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $281,942,000
Interest Earnings: $254,759,000
General Revenue - Other: $168,878,000
General Revenue - Other: $151,739,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,841,000
Fines and Forfeits: $13,608,000
Sale of Property: $12,234,000
Rents: $2,856,000
Sale of Property: $1,789,000
Rents: $1,446,000
Donations From Private Sources: $774,000
Donations From Private Sources: $481,000
Royalties: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $120,944,000
Hospitals: $53,371,000
Hospitals: $37,718,000
General - Other: $35,478,000
Regular Highways: $33,349,000
Natural Resources - Other: $24,837,000
Toll Highways: $24,303,000
General - Other: $22,536,000
Police Protection: $16,593,000
Regular Highways: $11,116,000
Police Protection: $10,388,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,970,000
Health - Other: $4,681,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,833,000
General Public Building: $2,626,000
Health - Other: $2,509,000
Central Staff Services: $2,377,000
Corrections - Other: $2,156,000
Financial Administration: $2,109,000
Central Staff Services: $2,022,000
Toll Highways: $1,976,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,844,000
Financial Administration: $1,739,000
General Public Building: $1,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,206,000
Libraries: $1,160,000
Libraries: $1,064,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,042,000
Parks and Recreation: $594,000
Public Welfare - Other: $559,000
Local Fire Protection: $458,000
Correctional Institutions: $417,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $380,000
Housing and Community Development: $313,000
Corrections - Other: $168,000
Public Welfare - Other: $44,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,311,813,000
Cash and Securities: $4,107,770,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $554,942,000
Beginning: $254,097,000
End of Fiscal Year: $108,167,000
Beginning: $83,267,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,146,329,000
Cash and Securities: $5,377,609,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,731,725,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,671,610,000
Public Welfare: $438,391,000
Public Welfare: $267,642,000
Other: $72,798,000
Other: $37,100,000
General Local Government Support: $25,125,000
General Local Government Support: $22,273,000
Education: $7,212,000
Education: $5,535,000
Highways: $1,861,000
Highways: $1,265,000
- Tax - Property: $2,855,723,000
Property: $2,640,140,000
Other Selective Sales: $44,251,000
Other Selective Sales: $41,150,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,801,000
Motor Vehicle License: $37,588,000
Other License: $9,896,000
Other License: $8,526,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,428,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,495,000
Amusements License: $1,142,000
Amusements License: $443,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $162,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $108,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,566,000
: $3,636,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 80,274
- Number of aged recipients: 16,798
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 63,476
- Number of recipients under 18: 17,781
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 39,107
- Number of recipients older than 64: 23,386
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 22,729
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 36,541
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 642 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 17,584 | $137,292 | 18,404 | $205,339 | 33,241 | $192,721 | 2,270 | $59,941 | 92 | $4,408,793 | 3,307 | $125,650 | 131 | $66,786 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1,050 | $129,210 | 1,647 | $209,067 | 3,885 | $164,124 | 485 | $43,975 | 4 | $2,389,750 | 332 | $127,449 | 81 | $53,210 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 3,728 | $124,900 | 3,989 | $161,405 | 16,635 | $151,091 | 5,109 | $34,808 | 35 | $4,198,857 | 1,715 | $102,998 | 238 | $48,496 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2,462 | $135,340 | 2,905 | $203,149 | 9,286 | $167,647 | 874 | $69,946 | 14 | $3,815,357 | 746 | $117,103 | 32 | $56,156 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 611 | $121,059 | 620 | $214,105 | 2,632 | $171,228 | 387 | $53,160 | 2 | $2,751,500 | 218 | $115,647 | 23 | $54,391 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 544 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3,856 | $191,282 | 1,369 | $183,152 | 41 | $128,439 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1,218 | $184,474 | 575 | $177,748 | 110 | $121,064 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 575 | $186,101 | 295 | $182,020 | 21 | $162,333 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 262 | $184,721 | 151 | $184,000 | 5 | $199,400 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 154 | $157,071 | 39 | $140,128 | 24 | $100,542 |
| Most common first names in Harris County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 10,606 | 77.4 years |
| John | 10,244 | 71.6 years |
| James | 9,699 | 69.3 years |
| William | 8,882 | 72.4 years |
| Robert | 7,626 | 68.7 years |
| Charles | 5,448 | 69.7 years |
| George | 4,626 | 73.0 years |
| Willie | 4,074 | 73.1 years |
| Dorothy | 3,680 | 75.2 years |
| Joseph | 3,448 | 71.4 years |
| Most common last names in Harris County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 5,663 | 72.4 years |
| Williams | 5,064 | 72.1 years |
| Johnson | 4,720 | 71.2 years |
| Jones | 3,951 | 71.9 years |
| Brown | 3,187 | 71.6 years |
| Davis | 3,092 | 71.8 years |
| Jackson | 2,401 | 71.2 years |
| Thomas | 2,051 | 71.0 years |
| Wilson | 2,019 | 72.8 years |
| Taylor | 1,923 | 71.8 years |
| Businesses in Harris County, TX | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Hour Fitness | 27 | Justice | 10 | |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | 21 | KFC | 60 | |
| ALDO | 7 | Kincaid | 5 | |
| AMF Bowling | 6 | Knights Inn | 3 | |
| AT&T | 63 | Kohl's | 10 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 4 | Kroger | 71 | |
| Abercrombie Kids | 4 | LA Fitness | 11 | |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | 17 | La Quinta | 31 | |
| Ace Hardware | 19 | La-Z-Boy | 10 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 52 | Lane Bryant | 11 | |
| Aeropostale | 6 | Lane Furniture | 56 | |
| Alco Stores | 2 | LensCrafters | 5 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 6 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Ann Taylor | 15 | Little Caesars Pizza | 51 | |
| Apple Store | 3 | Long John Silver's | 21 | |
| Applebee's | 9 | Lowe's | 18 | |
| Arby's | 20 | Macy's | 12 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 5 | MainStay | 1 | |
| Audi | 3 | Marriott | 41 | |
| AutoZone | 83 | Marshalls | 18 | |
| Avenue | 12 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 52 | |
| BMW | 4 | Mazda | 7 | |
| Bakers | 5 | McDonald's | 198 | |
| Bally Total Fitness | 10 | Men's Wearhouse | 10 | |
| Banana Republic | 6 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 10 | Motel 6 | 11 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 27 | Motherhood Maternity | 23 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 17 | New Balance | 20 | |
| Baymont Inn | 2 | New York & Co | 8 | |
| Bebe | 2 | Nike | 185 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 10 | Nissan | 8 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 3 | Nordstrom | 2 | |
| Bentleymotors.Com | 1 | Office Depot | 33 | |
| Best Western | 13 | OfficeMax | 12 | |
| Blockbuster | 51 | Old Navy | 12 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 4 | Olive Garden | 10 | |
| Brookstone | 4 | On The Border | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 14 | Outback | 9 | |
| Burger King | 83 | Outback Steakhouse | 9 | |
| CVS | 111 | Pac Sun | 4 | |
| Cache | 3 | Panda Express | 24 | |
| CarMax | 2 | Panera Bread | 12 | |
| Carl\s Jr. | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 28 | |
| Casual Male XL | 9 | Payless | 67 | |
| Catherines | 10 | Penske | 23 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 4 | PetSmart | 19 | |
| Chevrolet | 14 | Pier 1 Imports | 15 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 36 | Pizza Hut | 70 | |
| Chico's | 10 | Plato's Closet | 4 | |
| Chipotle | 20 | Popeyes | 71 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 11 | Pottery Barn | 2 | |
| Church's Chicken | 95 | Pottery Barn Kids | 1 | |
| Cinnabon | 7 | Quality | 4 | |
| Clarks | 3 | Quiznos | 56 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 3 | RadioShack | 65 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 4 | Ramada | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 4 | Red Lobster | 8 | |
| Comfort Suites | 12 | Red Robin | 4 | |
| Costco | 3 | Red Roof Inn | 3 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 4 | Rodeway Inn | 3 | |
| Crate & Barrel | 1 | Rooms To Go | 7 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 317 | Rue21 | 6 | |
| Crossland Economy Studios | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 4 | |
| Curves | 27 | SAS Shoes | 6 | |
| DHL | 95 | SONIC Drive-In | 100 | |
| Dairy Queen | 26 | Safeway | 22 | |
| Days Inn | 4 | Saks Fifth Avenue | 1 | |
| Deb | 1 | Sam's Club | 11 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 11 | Sears | 36 | |
| Dennys | 42 | Sephora | 9 | |
| Discount Tire | 50 | Sheraton | 4 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 38 | Shoe Carnival | 8 | |
| DressBarn | 9 | Skechers USA | 5 | |
| Dressbarn | 9 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 4 | Soma Intimates | 4 | |
| Econo Lodge | 6 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 54 | |
| Ethan Allen | 3 | Staples | 9 | |
| Express | 7 | Starbucks | 174 | |
| Extended Stay America | 6 | Steak 'n Shake | 2 | |
| Extended Stay Deluxe | 6 | Studio 6 | 5 | |
| Famous Footwear | 16 | Studio Plus Deluxe Studios | 2 | |
| Fashion Bug | 2 | Subaru | 3 | |
| FedEx | 566 | Subway | 171 | |
| Finish Line | 8 | Super 8 | 18 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 39 | T-Mobile | 189 | |
| Foot Locker | 13 | T.G.I. Driday's | 6 | |
| Forever 21 | 5 | T.J.Maxx | 9 | |
| Fredericks Of Hollywood | 1 | Taco Bell | 82 | |
| GNC | 54 | Talbots | 9 | |
| GameStop | 54 | Target | 23 | |
| Gap | 10 | The Athlete's Foot | 3 | |
| Goodwill | 5 | The Cheesecake Factory | 2 | |
| Gymboree | 7 | The Limited | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 114 | The Room Place | 11 | |
| Haworth | 3 | Torrid | 4 | |
| Hilton | 38 | Toyota | 9 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 12 | Toys"R"Us | 16 | |
| Holiday Inn | 62 | True Value | 10 | |
| Hollister Co. | 4 | U-Haul | 154 | |
| Home Depot | 25 | UPS | 493 | |
| Homestead Studio Suites | 3 | Urban Outfitters | 3 | |
| Honda | 9 | Vans | 34 | |
| Hot Topic | 4 | Verizon Wireless | 39 | |
| Howard Johnson | 3 | Victoria's Secret | 8 | |
| Hyatt | 3 | Volkswagen | 6 | |
| IHOP | 25 | Vons | 24 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Waffle House | 13 | |
| InTown Suites | 11 | Walgreens | 131 | |
| J. Jill | 2 | Walmart | 40 | |
| J.Crew | 2 | Wendy's | 60 | |
| JCPenney | 9 | Westin | 3 | |
| Jack In The Box | 139 | Wet Seal | 2 | |
| Jamba Juice | 11 | Whole Foods Market | 4 | |
| Jimmy John's | 17 | Wingate | 1 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 10 | YMCA | 21 | |
| Jones New York | 37 | Z Gallerie | 1 | |
| Journeys | 11 | |||
Harris County on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"