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
CherokeeUnited StatesNorth American PeoplesEthnic Religions2,800
AzerbaijaniAzerbaijanTurkic PeoplesIslam - Shia2,200
PersianIranPersian-MedianIslam12,175
TurkTurkeyTurkic PeoplesIslam - Sunni2,236
AfghanAfghanistanPersian-MedianIslam9,850
JapaneseJapanEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism - Mahayana3,583
KoreanSouth KoreaEast Asian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant11,918
Chinese, MandarinChinaEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism32,000
Chinese, HokkienTaiwanEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism - Mahayana5,000
PortuguesePortugalEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic840
BelarussianBelarusEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic500
BulgarBulgariaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic1,400
CroatCroatiaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic1,200
RomanianRomaniaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox3,900
UkrainianUkraineEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox1,095
SerbSerbiaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox1,700
RussianRussiaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox8,800
ItalianItalyEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic2,950
PolePolandEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic2,251
ArmenianArmeniaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox500
HungarianHungaryEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic824
GreekGreeceEurasian PeoplesChristianity2,950
GermanGermanyEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant7,600
FrenchFranceEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic19,200
EnglishUnited KingdomEurasian PeoplesChristianity8,200