Cities / Texas / Houston

Houston, TX

2,328,253 people

Right Now

Weather

84.2°F

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 101°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 1.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

HOU

10 mi — William P. Hobby Airport

Population & People

Population

2,328,253

Median age

34.4

Median household income

$64,813

Poverty rate

19.9%

Unemployment rate

6.9%

Bachelor's degree+

36.6%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

44.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$277,800

Median gross rent

$1,361/mo

Homeownership rate

42.08%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,573

HUD Fair Market Rent (Harris County, 7 mi from Houston), 2026. Efficiency $1280, 1BR $1323, 2BR $1573, 3BR $2116, 4BR $2639. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

10 mi away

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

15 mi away

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

141 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).