Living in Houston

Houston Fast Facts

Population

  • 2.3 million Residents in Houston, 7.1 million in the Greater Houston area (www.census.gov).
  • County seat of Harris County, the nation’s third largest county with more than 4.8 million citizens.

Sports

  • Basketball: Houston Rockets
  • Hockey: Houston Aeros
  • Soccer: Houston Dynamo
  • Baseball: Houston Astros
  • Football: Houston Texans

Theater District

  • One of the few U.S. cities with resident companies in theater, ballet, symphony and opera.
  • 17-block Theater District in downtown Houston is home to 8 performing arts organizations and more than 12,000 seats.

Downtown Houston - Photo Credit: Smart City Locating

Texas Medical Center - Photo Credit: Houston Business JournalMulticultural

  • 90 languages spoken throughout the area.
  • Diverse population: 50.5% Caucasian, 43.8% Hispanic, 23.7% African-American and 6% Asian.
  • 92 countries have a consular office in Houston, the third highest in the nation.

Museum District

  • Home to 18 institutions, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the sixth largest museum in the country, and Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Outdoors

  • More than 165 public and private golf courses.
  • Located 50 miles from the Gulf of America.
  • Located 30 minutes from Clear Lake, a 2,000-acre destination for boating enthusiasts.

Theme Parks

  • Space Center Houston is the Official Visitors Center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
  • Others include Splash Town water park, Moody Gardens on Galveston Island, Kemah Boardwalk and Downtown Aquarium.

 

screenshot of video intro
To view the full video, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU9l3Ksx2Ws

Access

  • Two major airports: Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU).
  • IAH currently ranks 5thin the US among US airports with scheduled non-stop domestic and international service (over 170 destinations).
  • IAH serves as the largest hub for United Airlines with more than 650 daily departures.
  • Nearly 40 million passengers travelled through IAH in 2013 and more than 50 million passengers traveled through IAH and HOU combined.
  • More than 650 daily departures occur at IAH.
  • IAH is the 11th busiest airport in the US for total passenger traffic.
  • In 2012, IAH served 8.7 million
  • International passengers with service to nearly 70 destinations within 32 countries.
  • METRORail, a 7.5-mile rail line connects downtown to the Museum District, Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park.
  • METRO operates more than 1,200 accessible buses.