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Houston is the nation’s demographic future. In racial and ethnic composition, the Houston of today very much resembles the U.S. nearly 60 years hence.
- 42% Anglo
- 33% Hispanic
- 18% African American
- 7% Asian/Other
Eighty-three languages are spoken in Houston.
Between 1990 and 2000, the population of metropolitan Houston grew more than 25 percent, and Harris County grew by more than 20 percent. Hispanics accounted for more than 60 percent of the net increase in the metropolitan area and more than 80 percent of the increase in Harris County.
While the Hispanic population grew roughly 75 percent between the 1990 and 2000 censuses, Anglo population registered only a modest increase in the region and fell nearly 5 percent in Harris County.
No racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority of the Houston region's population. Projections from the Texas State Data Center suggest that Hispanics could become a majority of the population in this region in 30 to 40 years. In the meantime, there will continue to be no racial majority, and Hispanics will gradually succeed Anglos as the plurality.
94 percent of Houston Independent School District students speak Spanish.
Houston is ranked among the top 10 cities in the U.S. visited by Hispanic-American and Asian-American travelers, according to the Travel Industry Association of America.
Houston ranks 5th in a list of cities with the most Asian-owned firms in the U.S., behind New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu and San Francisco. There are 30,087 Asian-owned firms in Houston, and 1.1 million in the U.S.
Houston was named one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. for Hispanics by Hispanic magazine (2008).
Black Enterprise named Houston the No. 4 city in the U.S. for African Americans in 2007, based on 22 quality of life factors.
BET.com ranked Houston as the second top city for African American families in 2007.
The Center for Women's Business Research ranked Houston as the sixth fastest growing metro area for women-owned businesses in 2006.
Source: Greater Houston Partnership
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