Overall, Houston’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Houston is worth considering.
Houston is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Houston are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.35% of adults in Houston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $20,649, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,596 for a family of four.
Houston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Houston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Houston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Houston include English, Irish, German, Belgian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
