Where I grew up:
Houston, texas
Population (year 2000): 1,953,631
Males: 975,551 (49.9%), Females: 978,080 (50.1%)
County: Harris
Land area: 579.4 square miles
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $36,616
Median house value: $79,300
Races in Houston:
Hispanic (37.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (30.8%)
Black (25.3%)
Other race (16.5%)
Two or more races (3.1%)
Vietnamese (1.7%)
Chinese (1.2%)
Asian Indian (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Crime in Houston (2001):
267 murders (13.7 per 100,000)
945 rapes (48.4 per 100,000)
9,921 robberies (507.8 per 100,000)
12,286 assaults (628.9 per 100,000)
25,108 burglaries (1285.2 per 100,000)
69,371 larceny counts (3550.9 per 100,000)
24,089 auto thefts (1233.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 641.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)
Where I've lived for the past 9 yrs:
Old River-Winfree, TX
Population (year 2000): 1,364
Males: 680 (49.9%), Females: 684 (50.1%)
Elevation: 36 feet
County: Chambers
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $48,523
Median house value: $85,000
Races in Old River-Winfree:
White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Black (4.3%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (1.3%)
American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baytown, TX (13.5 miles, pop. 66,430).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (39.4 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
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