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| Houston |
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| Population 2002: | 2,009,834 |
| Population 2000: | 1,953,631 |
| Land area: | 579.4 square miles |
| Area codes: | 281, 832, 713 |
| Population growth: | +56,203 (+2.88%) |
| Foreign born: | 26.4% (19.4% Latin America, 4.7% Asia) |
| County: | Harris |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.6%), Retail trade (10.7%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 37.4% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 30.8% |
| Black: | 25.3% |
| Other race: | 16.5% |
| Two or more races: | 3.1% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.7% |
| Chinese: | 1.2% |
| Asian Indian: | 1.0% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
| Other Asian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 48.8% |
| Never married: | 32.2% |
| Divorced: | 10.0% |
| Widowed: | 5.4% |
| Separated: | 3.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $79,300 |
| Household income: | $36,616 |
| Resident age: | 30.9 years |
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| Houston Compared to Texas State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 70.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 27.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 9.7% |
| Unemployed: | 7.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 rapes: | 892 (43.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 677.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 murders: | 256 (12.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 73,445 (3599.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 26,905 (1318.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 23,939 (1173.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 12,598 (617.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 11,212 (549.5 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 6.1% |
| English: | 5.0% |
| Irish: | 4.3% |
| United States: | 3.7% |
| French: | 1.9% |
| Italian: | 1.6% |