Overview
About Houston
Houston is a city in Texas with about 2,300,419 residents. Houston was founded in 1836 and sits in Harris County, and is nicknamed "Space City". The median age is 34.3 and the median household income is $62,894. Homes carry a median value of $253,400, and about 42% of residents own where they live. Hispanic or Latino residents make up the largest share of the population (44.1%). Around 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 27 minutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Who lives here
Demographics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Housing
Property report
Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.
Education
Schools
Houston has 796 public schools — 453 elementary, 147 middle, 139 high.
% of students at or above proficient on state assessments.
Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.
Safety
Crime
Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Houston Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).
Environment
Environmental hazards
588 facilities in Houston report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).
Risk
Natural disaster risk
County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
Context
Neighborhood info
Houston is in Harris County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.
Houston was founded in 1836 and sits in Harris County, nicknamed “Space City”. Elevation ~13 m.
268 on the National Register of Historic Places, incl. 3 National Historic Landmarks.
Registered sex offenders in Houston, TX (16)
Public sex-offender registry records for Houston, Texas.
Source: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registries. Public record. This information is provided for public awareness. Using it to harass, threaten, or discriminate against any registrant, or for any purpose prohibited by law, is illegal. Verify against the official registry record before relying on it.
Common questions