Demographic Profile for Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
The Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area had a total estimated population of 5,280,077 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 4,741,420. This growth shows an increase of 11.4 percent. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land ranks 2 of 25 MSAs when calculating total change in population for Texas and the metro area ranks 5 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.
The Census Bureau estimates in 2005 the median age in the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area to be 32.9 years of age. The median age in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 31.9 years of age. With a total of 0.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.4 percent of the population. When compared to other metro areas in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.
The Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 44.7 percent White, 16.3 percent African American, 5.5 percent Asian, and 32.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 54.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land has increased the level of diversity when 50.6 percent of the population were minorities.
When measuring the total land area, the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area spans a total area of 8928 square miles. The land areas has a high density of 591 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US metro areas with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bremerton-Silverdale (608 per sq. mile ), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (647 per sq. mile ), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (655 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Racine (588 per sq. mile ), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta (587 per sq. mile ), Barnstable Town (573 per sq. mile ).
Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals migrated into the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area, with 210,440 people migrating in from outside the country. The immigration into Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land accounts for 31.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The Census Bureau estimates in 2005 the median age in the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area to be 32.9 years of age. The median age in Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 31.9 years of age. With a total of 0.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.4 percent of the population. When compared to other metro areas in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.
The Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 44.7 percent White, 16.3 percent African American, 5.5 percent Asian, and 32.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 54.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land has increased the level of diversity when 50.6 percent of the population were minorities.
When measuring the total land area, the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area spans a total area of 8928 square miles. The land areas has a high density of 591 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US metro areas with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bremerton-Silverdale (608 per sq. mile ), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (647 per sq. mile ), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (655 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Racine (588 per sq. mile ), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta (587 per sq. mile ), Barnstable Town (573 per sq. mile ).
Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals migrated into the Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land metro area, with 210,440 people migrating in from outside the country. The immigration into Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land accounts for 31.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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