Houston County

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Houston county is located in east Texas. Houston county has 1,230.91 square miles of land area and 5.67 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Houston county population is 23,151, which has shrunk 0.15% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.13% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Houston county median household income is $32,855 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 16.84% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Houston county median house value is $74,900 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 51.93% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 59.27% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Houston county is worse than the state average in quality. The Houston county area code is 936.

Population	23,151 (2010-2014), rank #108
Population Growth	-0.15% since 2000, rank #179
Population Density:	18.72/sq mi, rank #139
Median Household Income:	$32,855 at 2010-2014—16.84% increase since 2000, rank #242
Median House Price:	$74,900 at 2010-2014—51.93% increase since 2000, rank #170
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,230.91 sq mi, rank #38
Water Area:	5.67 sq mi (0.46%), rank #145
State:	Texas
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Area Code:	936