Houston’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Houston is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Houston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.20% of adults in Houston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $19,978, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,912 for a family of four. However, Houston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Houston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Houston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Houston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Houston include English, Irish, German, African, and Belgian.
The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
