Harris County, TX Population

Overview

4.70 million

Total Population

33.9

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

49.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2.05 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Harris County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Harris County is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Harris County's population under 18 was 26.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Harris County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Harris County, 22.30% were under the age of 15, 21.45% aged 15 to 29, 45.62% aged 30 to 64, 9.59% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15,081 more females than males in Harris County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Harris County, TX.
The Harris County, TX gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 187,529.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 183,952.

Harris County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Harris County population: 52.01% are White, 18.92% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.03% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.21% are some other race and 11.27% are multiracial.
Harris County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2.05 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2.65 million (56.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Harris County is White with a population of 2.44 million (52.01% of the total population).

Harris County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,780,913 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Harris County's population increased by 693,238 (20.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Harris County's population increased by 626,963 (15.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Harris County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,414,304.