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May 16, 2024 · The city’s population is still the third-highest in the U.S., but Houston is rapidly gaining, growing by 0.5% to 2,314,157. According to an analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute, Chicago...
May 16, 2024 · Chicago could soon lose its status as the third-largest city in the U.S., according to data from the Census Bureau. The numbers released Thursday showed the Windy City lost approximately 0.3%...
May 16, 2024 · Illinois Policy reports that if current trends continue, Houston will overtake Chicago and become the third-biggest city by 2035.
- Qualifying Houston’s “Big-Ness”
- Sprawl Contributes to Longer-Than-Average Commute Times, Food Deserts
- Greater Houston’s Large and Diverse Population
- Growing Income Gaps
- Big Institutions
- Big Challenges, Big Opportunities
Understanding Houston provides data on Houston’s three-county region, but looking at the nine-county Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) — all of which many people consider “Houston” — can put into perspective the aggregate size of Houston and all of its satellite cities. An MSA is the formal definition of a region ...
The old joke about Houston being an hour away from Houston largely stems from our many suburbs. Houston’s suburban communities offer many benefits for residents, including access to more affordable housing. However, the prominence of far-flung communities also carries consequences, including longer-than-average commute times and reduced investmenti...
It is a well-known fact that diversity is big in Houston. The city, which years ago was reported to be the most diverse place in America, is what many researchers believe to be an ethnographic snapshot of the future of America. The region is made up of more than two-thirds people of color, who accounted for 95% of Texas’s population growthover the ...
Although Greater Houston’s diversity is often touted as a strength, quality of life in the region is not always equal. Income inequality is also big in Houston. Although counter-intuitive, an increase in average wealthover the last five decades has led to an increase in income inequality. American families in the top 90th percentile have seen their...
Physical size aside, Greater Houston has several large institutions that shape life throughout the region. In addition to our beloved food and music cultures, Houston is recognized globally for its expansive arts community and its world-renowned medical center. Greater Houston’s art scene is a staple of the region. Stretching from the echoing halls...
Houston is big, but we are still one community despite our size. Making the most of the qualities that help Houston thrive requires thinking with the big picture in mind. Lack of public transit near Fulshear contributes to longer commutes near Downtown. Pay gaps between workers in Greenway impact small business health in Humble. We may call differe...
Apr 30, 2014 · We know that people know that, but thanks to an intrepid Reddit user, we now have a succinct visual shorthand for just how big the city really is: Namely, these maps, which overlay the 88...
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Jun 9, 2023 · The big city winners and losers of the Fortune 500: Why Houston, Atlanta and Dallas are (almost) beating New York and Chicago. Chloe Berger. Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 7:00 AM 6 min read. In the late...
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Apr 11, 2023 · The Houston region saw the second-largest population spike among major metros in the U.S. between the summers of 2021 and 2022, trailing only the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to an analysis...
