Harris County, Texas Facts
| Facts | |
| State | Texas |
| Land area | 1,703.5 square miles |
| Population Density | 2,402.4 persons per square mile. |
| Population | |
| Population (2013) | 4,336,853 |
| Population change | 6% | Under 5 years of age | 7.9% |
| Under 18 | 27.4% |
| 65 and over | 9% |
| Females | 50.1% |
| White | 70.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 41.6 |
| Asian | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 19.5% |
| Native American | 1.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Had graduated from high school | 79% |
| Had a bachelor’s degree or higher | 28.4% |
| Veterans | 181,514 |
| Households and Housing | |
| Households | 1,434,694 |
| Persons per household | 2.9 |
| Living in the same house for one year or more | 82.1% |
| Median household income | $53,137 |
| The per capita income | $27,899 |
| Live below the poverty line. | 18.5% |
| housing units | 1,651,305 |
| Multi-unit structures | 36% |
| The median value of owner-occupied housing | $131,400 |
| Residents owning their homes. | 56.5% |
| Business Facts | |
| Total number of firms | 370,841 |
| Women-owned firms | 29.2% |
| Asian-owned firms | 9.9% |
| Hispanic-owned firms | 23% |
| Black-owned firms | 12.7% |
| Native American-owned firms | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander-owned firms | 0.1% |
| Retail sales | $51,899,053 |
| Retail sales per capita | $13,276 |
| Manufacturers shipments | $169,275,136 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales | $205,478,751 |