Houston is an enormous city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,302,878 people and 853 associated neighborhoods, Houston is the largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Houston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Houston is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Houston who work in sales jobs (9.80%), management occupations (9.70%), and office and administrative support (9.58%). Also of interest is that Houston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Houston citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.16% of adults in Houston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $38,834, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,336 for a family of four. However, Houston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Houston, accounting for 44.83% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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 German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. Foreign born people are also an important part of Houston's cultural character, accounting for 28.94% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
