Living in Houston

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.

Multicultural

• 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.