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Houston Texas Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Houston Texas Real Estate

Houston, Texas, is located in Fort Bend County, of , and of , . Houston has a population of 1,953,631.

Houston Homes

Houston properties pool is 718,231 residential properties including Houston new homes. Median age of real estate in Houston is 1972. Average Household size is 3.39 people. 6% are one bedroom homes, 21% are 2 bedroom homes, 48% are 3 bedroom homes, 20% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Houston Mortgage Statistics

Houston mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Houston USA
Homes With No Mortgage 37%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 63%
70%
First Mortgage Only 56%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 6%
16%

Houston Area Real Estate Tax

Houston Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,361 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 40,443. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Houston School District: Children make up 27.5% of Houston population. Houston has 536,658 under 18 years old residents, or 0.64 kids per one worker, or 0.75 kids per one household.

Houston Real Estate & Houston Homeownership

There are 215469.3 or 30% one person households, 201104.68 or 28% two person households, and 114916.96 or 16% three person households in Houston, Texas. Median residents age is 30.9, Senior citizens (65+) make up 164,065 or 8.4%% of Houston population.

There are 841,686 workers (over 16 years of age) in Houston. Of these, 87.76% drive to work. Approximately 5.87% of workers in Houston take public transportation. An estimated 2.31% walk to work.

Median Houston homeowner's housing expences are 17.2%

Crime in Houston (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Houston USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
122.79
47.5
Robberies
56.23
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
61.2
29.5
Property Crimes
614.27
358.8
Burglaries
135.76
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
368.71
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
109.8
43.3

Invest in Houston Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Houston Texas area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Houston USA
Near Medium City
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Near Large City
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Houston Zip Codes
77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77014, 77015, 77016, 77017, 77018, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77022, 77023, 77024, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77028, 77029, 77030, 77031, 77032, 77033, 77034, 77035, 77036, 77037, 77038, 77039, 77040, 77041, 77042, 77043, 770
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Houston Area Codes
281
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White population
49.27%
75.1%
African-American population
25.31%
12.3%
Asian
5.31%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.44%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
37.41%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 40,443%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
18.89%
12.4%

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