Houston

Houston

The Houston Metropolitan Area has the 7th largest Black population in the United States with 1,141,697 African Americans making up 17% of the Metropolitan total. Source: Census Bureau 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimate

Metropolitan Area DataBlackTotal Metro
Median household income$48,991$63,802
Family poverty rate15.6%11.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher26.5%32.4%
Married-couple family households31.9%51.6%
Homeowner rate41.4%60.7%

Also Download the Complete African American Population Report for: Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro