Population 1,817,610
State Texas
Current Time
Area 1,239.82 mi²
Zip Codes 78023, 78109, 78148, 78150, 78201-78266, 78268-78270, 78275, 78278-78280, 78283-78289, 78291-78299
Per capita income $24,133

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 37.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 85.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$22,815,281
Total number of firms, 2007 132,839
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 1,817,610
Households, 2008-2012 596,862
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 6.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 118,460
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,133
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 42.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 658,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 8.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,239.82 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 1,714,774
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $122,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,305,089
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 33,433
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 59.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $49,141
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,829,048
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 151,738
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 81.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 13.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.82
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 25.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 80.9 %
Population, 2010 1,714,773
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 26.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 1,383.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 29.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 60.9 %
Housing units, 2013 674,332
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,359
Building permits, 2012 5,695
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,232,098
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %