Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 1,412,895 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 97,301 | 6.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 69,805 | 4.9% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 154,274 | 10.9% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 153,209 | 10.8% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 191,688 | 13.6% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 246,760 | 17.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 165,861 | 11.7% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 176,732 | 12.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 73,195 | 5.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 84,070 | 6.0% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 53,160 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 77,751 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 968,252 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 50,470 | 5.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 37,215 | 3.8% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 95,810 | 9.9% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 98,451 | 10.2% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 125,413 | 13.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 165,681 | 17.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 121,631 | 12.6% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 140,910 | 14.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 60,548 | 6.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 72,123 | 7.4% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 60,641 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 87,034 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 27,780 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 30,319 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 44,869 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 36,757 | 0% |
Employment Status in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 3,079,828 | 100% |
| In labor force | 2,119,643 | 68.8% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,117,835 | 68.8% |
| Employed | 1,944,732 | 63.1% |
| Unemployed | 173,103 | 5.6% |
| Armed Forces | 1,808 | 0.1% |
| Not in labor force | 960,185 | 31.2% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,117,835 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 8.2% |
| Females 16 years and over | 1,558,257 | 100% |
| In labor force | 936,233 | 60.1% |
| Civilian labor force | 935,881 | 60.1% |
| Employed | 856,239 | 54.9% |
| Own children under 6 years | 386,548 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 225,119 | 58.2% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 706,213 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 464,996 | 65.8% |
Commuting To Work in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 1,909,380 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 1,495,276 | 78.3% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 228,430 | 12.0% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 57,653 | 3.0% |
| Walked | 29,493 | 1.5% |
| Other means | 37,592 | 2.0% |
| Worked at home | 60,936 | 3.2% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 27 | 0% |
Occupation in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 1,944,732 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 656,491 | 33.8% |
| Service occupations | 335,853 | 17.3% |
| Sales and office occupations | 471,667 | 24.3% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 229,846 | 11.8% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 250,875 | 12.9% |
Industry in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 1,944,732 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 54,942 | 2.8% |
| Construction | 188,604 | 9.7% |
| Manufacturing | 209,080 | 10.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 72,917 | 3.7% |
| Retail trade | 212,753 | 10.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 124,556 | 6.4% |
| Information | 28,843 | 1.5% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 114,451 | 5.9% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 251,360 | 12.9% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 361,478 | 18.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 159,599 | 8.2% |
| Other services, except public administration | 112,941 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 53,208 | 2.7% |
Class of Worker in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 1,944,732 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 1,603,092 | 82.4% |
| Government workers | 207,450 | 10.7% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 131,775 | 6.8% |
| Unpaid family workers | 2,415 | 0.1% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 1,225,790 | 86.8% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 77,892 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 264,874 | 18.7% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 16,058 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 140,871 | 10.0% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 22,758 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 50,300 | 3.6% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 8,409 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 23,499 | 1.7% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 3,423 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 158,945 | 11.2% |
| Nonfamily households | 444,643 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 37,922 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 54,305 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 4,079,200 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 2,999,631 | 73.5% |
| With private health insurance | 2,206,724 | 54.1% |
| With public coverage | 1,029,767 | 25.2% |
| No health insurance coverage | 1,079,569 | 26.5% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 1,144,162 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 193,067 | 16.9% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 2,603,525 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 2,023,082 | 100% |
| Employed: | 1,861,904 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 1,305,449 | 70.1% |
| With private health insurance | 1,232,612 | 66.2% |
| With public coverage | 99,187 | 5.3% |
| No health insurance coverage | 556,455 | 29.9% |
| Unemployed: | 161,178 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 63,175 | 39.2% |
| With private health insurance | 41,207 | 25.6% |
| With public coverage | 24,027 | 14.9% |
| No health insurance coverage | 98,003 | 60.8% |
| Not in labor force: | 580,443 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 359,408 | 61.9% |
| With private health insurance | 237,829 | 41.0% |
| With public coverage | 143,050 | 24.6% |
| No health insurance coverage | 221,035 | 38.1% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Harris County
*Base on 2012 Data
| All families | 0 | 14.6% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 21.2% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 20.4% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 8.7% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 12.7% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 10.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 32.4% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 41.0% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 43.1% |
| All people | 0 | 17.9% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 26.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 26.5% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 29.5% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 25.2% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 14.5% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 14.8% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 11.8% |
| People in families | 0 | 16.8% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 23.3% |