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The 2000 Census showed that Houston had a population of 1,953,631 people<1>. This represents 9.33% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
20082,242,193+14.77%+1.5% since 2007
20072,209,130+13.08%+1.84% since 2006
20062,169,248+11.04%+4.48% since 2005
20052,076,189+6.27%+0.84% since 2004
20042,058,911+5.39%+1.26% since 2003
20032,033,317+4.08%+1.03% since 2002
20022,012,637+3.02%+0.9% since 2001
20011,994,695+2.1%+2.1% since 2000
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20001,953,631The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank
in 2000
CommunityDirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change Since 2000
-1-Houston  2,242,19314.77% increase
2Dallas   N223 mi [358.9 km]1,279,9107.68% increase
3San Antonio   W189 mi [304.2 km]1,351,30518.05% increase
4Austin   W146 mi [235 km]757,68815.4% increase
5El Paso   W670 mi [1,078 km]613,1908.79% increase
6Fort Worth   NW237 mi [381.4 km]703,07331.49% increase
7Arlington   NW226 mi [363.7 km]374,41712.45% increase

Houston had 782,009 Housing Units<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Houston has a total area of 601 square miles [1,558 km²]<4>. Of this total, 579 square miles [1,500 km²]22.28 square miles [57.7 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Houston had a 2000 population density of 3,371 people per square mile [1,301 people/km²], making it the state's 33rd most densely populated area.

Fort Bend County

The city of Houston is primarily located in Fort Bend County and is the county seat. A portion of Houston extends into Harris County and Montgomery County.

The county had a population of 358,758 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,953,631 people, Houston contained 544% of the Fort Bend County total.

In addition, where the community of Houston has a population density of 3,371 people per square mile [1,301 people/km²], Fort Bend County averages 410.2 people per square mile [158.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Fort Bend County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Houston and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Houston. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.<5>

 RadiusNo of
Communities
2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 5 mi [8 km]32,259,44314.73% increase
 10 mi [16 km]122,316,69214.46% increase
 15 mi [24 km]182,451,17716.34% increase
 20 mi [32 km]262,807,71716.34% increase
 25 mi [40 km]382,981,13015.88% increase
 30 mi [48 km]553,184,56816.76% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Houston. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Houston, it also contains a comparison between Houston and the state of Texas.

Click here for the Houston QuickFact (QF-4835000).

The following communities are nearby Houston and also have Census QuickFacts:

 CommunityCensus
QuickFact
DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 PearlandQF-4856348   S15 mi [24.14 km]82,903120.25% increase
 PasadenaQF-4856000   SE16 mi [25.75 km]146,4393.36% increase
 Deer ParkQF-4819624   E17 mi [27.36 km]30,8908.31% increase
 Missouri CityQF-4848804   SW17 mi [27.36 km]74,72341.22% increase
 Sugar LandQF-4870808   SW18 mi [28.97 km]80,70427.44% increase
 FriendswoodQF-4827648   SE21 mi [33.8 km]33,97917.02% increase
 La PorteQF-4841440   E21 mi [33.8 km]34,2747.51% increase
 BaytownQF-4806128   E25 mi [40.23 km]70,3305.87% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Houston.

A Census Quickfact is available for Fort Bend County (QF-48157).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Fort Bend County.

  CountyCensus
QuickFact
Direction2008
Population
Change Since 2000
 AustinQF-48015   NW26,85113.09% increase
 BrazoriaQF-48039   SE301,04423.82% increase
 HarrisQF-48201   NE3,984,34916.71% increase
 WallerQF-48473   NW35,9959.61% increase
 WhartonQF-48481   SW40,7911.03% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Houston:

 State Code:48 (Texas)
County Code:157 (Fort Bend County)
Place Code:35000 (Houston)
  
State & County Code:48157 (Texas/Fort Bend County)
  
State & Place Code:4835000 (Texas/Houston)

Houston is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Houston.




Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Houston. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Houston:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Houston? Please visit the Map Page for Houston.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Houston and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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<4>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Houston. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people.

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<5>The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count.

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<6>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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