Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX


The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area, encompasses 9 counties area and is commonly referred to as Greater Houston.

Total Population: 7,206,841

(An increase of 1.19 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 1,438,555
  • Language Spoken at Home - 1,974,095

  • 21.2% of Total Population are Foreign Born
  • 29.1% of Total Population Speak Another Language Other than English at Home

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

  • Houston boasts one of the largest Hispanic Populations, as well as the second largest Salvadoran population.

  • The largest Vietnamese population in Texas, and one of the largest in the country.

  • The Bellaire Chinatown in Houston is one of the largest automobile-centric Chinatowns in the United States, measuring over six square miles.

  • One of the largest Muslim Populations in the southern United States, with a large majority being from Pakistan.

People Group Profiles

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PG Name Country Of Birth Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
BulgarBulgariaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic1,400
Cambodian, KhmerCambodiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism4,200
CherokeeUnited StatesNorth American PeoplesEthnic Religions2,800
ChileanChileLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic2,000
Chinese, HokkienTaiwanEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism - Mahayana5,000
Chinese, MandarinChinaEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism32,000
ColombianColombiaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic20,500
Costa RicanCosta RicaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic1,700
CroatCroatiaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic1,200
CubanCubaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic9,700
DominicanDominican RepublicLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Other / Marginal2,550
DutchNetherlandsEurasian PeoplesNon-Religious2,400
EcuadorianEcuadorLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic4,000
Egyptian CoptEgyptArab WorldChristianity - Orthodox5,580
EnglishUnited KingdomEurasian PeoplesChristianity8,200
Ethiopian, AmharaEthiopiaHorn of AfricaChristianity - Orthodox3,150
Filipino, TagalogPhilippinesMalay PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic36,500
FrenchFranceEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic19,200
GermanGermanyEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant7,600
GhanaianGhanaSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Protestant1,950
GreekGreeceEurasian PeoplesChristianity2,950
GuatemalanGuatemalaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic29,600
GujaratiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism27,368
GuyaneseGuyanaNorth American PeoplesChristianity1,500
HaitianHaitiLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity1,300