Language Spoken At Home in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,203 | 100% |
English only | 28,966 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 1,237 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 349 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 736 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 358 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 141 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 2 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,870 | 100% |
American | 3,476 | 10.9% |
Arab | 7 | 0.0% |
Czech | 93 | 0.3% |
Danish | 92 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 394 | 1.2% |
English | 3,692 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 684 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 227 | 0.7% |
German | 3,669 | 11.5% |
Greek | 105 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 64 | 0.2% |
Irish | 4,535 | 14.2% |
Italian | 919 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 29 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 93 | 0.3% |
Polish | 404 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 4 | 0.0% |
Russian | 66 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 896 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 576 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 4 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 176 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 108 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 36 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 106 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,308 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,968 | 79.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,323 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 7,550 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,714 | 24.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 662 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 281 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 756 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 328 | 2.9% |
Nonfamily households | 2,340 | 20.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,064 | 18.3% |
65 years and over | 899 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,587 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,989 | 26.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,490 | 100% |
Householder | 11,308 | 35.9% |
Spouse | 7,550 | 24.0% |
Child | 10,059 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 1,803 | 5.7% |
Nonrelatives | 770 | 2.4% |
Unmarried partner | 260 | 0.8% |
Marital Status in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,800 | 100% |
Never married | 3,241 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 7,917 | 61.9% |
Separated | 89 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 424 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,129 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,174 | 100% |
Never married | 2,532 | 19.2% |
Now married, except separated | 7,814 | 59.3% |
Separated | 255 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,211 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 1,362 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 273 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 18 | 6.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 416 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 221 | 53.1% |
Less than 1 year | 14 | 3.4% |
1 or 2 years | 52 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 36 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 119 | 28.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 221 | 100% |
Who are female | 134 | 60.6% |
Who are married | 157 | 71.0% |
School Enrollment in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,321 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 493 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 458 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,353 | 40.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,071 | 24.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,946 | 23.4% |
Educational Attainment in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,012 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 732 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,243 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,404 | 29.1% |
Some college, no degree | 5,550 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,884 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,492 | 15.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,707 | 12.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.2% |
Veteran Status in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,229 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,560 | 14.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,424 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,542 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 7,493 | 100% |
With a disability | 301 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 19,695 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,718 | 13.8% |
65 years and over | 4,236 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,523 | 36.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 31,615 | 100% |
Same house | 28,350 | 89.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,212 | 10.2% |
Same county | 706 | 2.2% |
Different county | 2,506 | 7.9% |
Same state | 2,034 | 6.4% |
Different state | 472 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 53 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,870 | 100% |
Native | 31,145 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 30,617 | 96.1% |
State of residence | 19,369 | 60.8% |
Different state | 11,248 | 35.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 528 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 725 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 725 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 581 | 80.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 144 | 19.9% |
Year of Entry in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,253 | 100% |
Native | 528 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 528 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 725 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 725 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 725 | 100% |
Europe | 207 | 28.6% |
Asia | 154 | 21.2% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 349 | 48.1% |
Northern America | 15 | 2.1% |