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As of 2010, the per capita income of Harris County is $25,352, which is higher than the state average of $23,863 and is about the same as the national average of $26,059. Harris County median household income is $51,444, which has grown by 20.77% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 21.76% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Harris County residents spend 25.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #34

Harris County	25,352 USD
Texas	23,863 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harris County	28,692 USD
Texas	27,034 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harris County	31,966 USD
Texas	31,550 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Harris County	23,938 USD
Texas	22,266 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #46

Harris County	50,422 USD
Texas	48,615 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harris County	72,044 USD
Texas	66,756 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #202

Harris County	20.77%
Texas	21.76%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Harris County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.17%	$19,520, see rank	17.45%	$15,233	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	18.91%	$15,663, see rank	23.96%	$15,498	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	1.60%	$3,271, see rank	1.91%	$3,561	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	9.86%	$20,695, see rank	13.62%	$21,701	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Harris County	56,319 USD
Texas	56,575 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harris County	80,338 USD
Texas	75,506 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
White	$58,272, see rank	$51,708	$52,480
Black	$35,849, see rank	$35,640	$33,578
Hispanic	$39,490, see rank	$37,087	$40,165
Asian	$56,325, see rank	$63,947	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,872, see rank	$43,442	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$29,645, see rank	$50,334	$52,776
One Race, Other	$35,754, see rank	$34,427	$38,230
Two or More Races	$46,031, see rank	$44,237	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$27,791, see rank	$23,656	$24,143
25 to 44	$49,526, see rank	$50,837	$54,024
45 to 64	$61,813, see rank	$59,538	$60,683
65 or over	$36,949, see rank	$34,178	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Harris County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,085,290	see rank	19,123,208	243,832,923
Male¹	1,524,464	49.41%, see rank	49.13%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,168,094	76.62%, see rank	71.94%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,139	0.07%, see rank	0.89%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	1,166,955	76.55%, see rank	71.05%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,059,035	90.75%, see rank	91.02%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	107,920	9.25%, see rank	8.98%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	356,370	23.38%, see rank	28.06%	30.22%
Female¹	1,560,826	50.59%, see rank	50.87%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	931,109	59.65%, see rank	58.66%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	83	0.01%, see rank	0.19%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	931,026	59.65%, see rank	58.47%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	844,453	90.70%, see rank	91.35%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	86,573	9.30%, see rank	8.65%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	629,717	40.35%, see rank	41.34%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Harris County	%	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,871,621	100%	11,145,480	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,465,894	78.32%, see rank	79.81%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	224,793	12.01%, see rank	11.10%	9.69%
Public Transportation	55,184	2.95%, see rank	1.51%	4.94%
Walked	28,885	1.54%, see rank	1.67%	2.77%
Other Means	39,973	2.14%, see rank	1.84%	1.70%
Worked at Home	56,892	3.04%, see rank	4.07%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harris County	25.0 minutes
Texas	23.0 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Harris County	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,903,488	-	11,271,851	139,033,928
Male¹	1,059,035	55.64%, see rank	53.91%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	325,399	30.73%, see rank	30.92%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	130,905	12.36%, see rank	13.93%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	178,124	16.82%, see rank	17.75%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,073	0.38%, see rank	0.95%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	152,069	14.36%, see rank	12.39%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	201,271	19.01%, see rank	17.42%	17.70%
Female¹	844,453	44.36%, see rank	46.09%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	316,063	37.43%, see rank	38.18%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	193,286	22.89%, see rank	22.30%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	284,329	33.67%, see rank	33.78%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	578	0.07%, see rank	0.13%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,567	0.54%, see rank	0.36%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	43,080	5.10%, see rank	4.91%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Harris County	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,903,488	100%	11,271,851	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	51,200	2.69%, see rank	2.91%	1.90%
Construction	189,374	9.95%, see rank	7.97%	6.25%
Manufacturing	200,240	10.52%, see rank	9.34%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	66,415	3.49%, see rank	2.92%	2.83%
Retail Trade	211,396	11.11%, see rank	11.55%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	121,042	6.36%, see rank	5.46%	4.92%
Information	25,551	1.34%, see rank	1.89%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	106,098	5.57%, see rank	6.64%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	243,663	12.80%, see rank	10.75%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	358,369	18.83%, see rank	21.82%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	160,442	8.43%, see rank	8.64%	9.25%
Public Administration	58,144	3.05%, see rank	4.78%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	111,554	5.86%, see rank	5.34%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Harris County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	762,573	18.74%, see rank	17.91%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	146,671	15.44%, see rank	13.85%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.