People Facts Pasadena Texas
Population, 2003 estimate 144,413 22,118,509
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.9% 6.1%
Population, 2000 141,674 20,851,820
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 18.7% 22.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.3% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 31.6% 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.9% 9.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.0% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 71.4% 71.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 1.6% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 0.7% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 1.8% 2.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 21.3% 11.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.1% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 48.2% 32.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.8% 49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 21.7% 13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 43.1% 31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 67.1% 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 12.7% 23.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.1 25.4
 
Housing units, 2000 50,367 8,157,575
Homeownership rate, 2000 56.1% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $70,300 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 47,031 7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000 2.99 2.74
Median household income, 1999 $38,522 $39,927
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,301 $19,617
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.0% 15.4%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 589,609 323,111,661
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 878,176 182,516,112
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,658 $9,430
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 108,643 22,698,848
Total number of firms, 1997 7,698 1,525,972
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 20.7% 23.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 15.4% 25.0%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 44 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,208.1 79.6
Counties Harris County