Population

2,397,315

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$277,800

Owner-occupied units

Houston, TX

Texas · 29.786° N, 95.389° W · 641 sq mi

Houston is the 4th largest city on this site, with a population of 2,397,315 and about 3,741 residents per square mile. The median household earns $64,813 a year, and the median home is worth $277,800.

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Size & density

Land area

641 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,741

People per square mile

Rank by population

Of cities on this site

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Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$64,813

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,361

Per month

Homeownership

42.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.2 min

One way

People

Median age

34.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

29.3%

Households

930,404

2.46 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 38^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 200^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 1^/yr

Days above 90° 78^/yr

Below freezing 8^/yr

Annual rainfall 70.2ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 93°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 45°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.3^%

Professional & business services 16^%

Construction 10.6^%

Retail trade 10.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

Compare Houston with

Cities near Houston

Pearland, TX16 mi · 129,930
Pasadena, TX17 mi · 148,539
Atascocita, TX18 mi · 99,354
Missouri City, TX18 mi · 77,327
Spring, TX19 mi · 68,580
Sugar Land, TX20 mi · 107,726
Baytown, TX25 mi · 86,561
League City, TX26 mi · 119,905

Cities about the same size

Chicago, IL2,731,585
Phoenix, AZ1,665,481
Philadelphia, PA1,574,281
San Antonio, TX1,548,422
San Diego, CA1,406,106
Dallas, TX1,329,491
Fort Worth, TX1,028,117
Jacksonville, FL1,017,689

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM