Overall, Houston’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Houston has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Houston has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Houston than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Houston may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Houston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Houston rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.35% of adults 25 and older in Houston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $20,649, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,596 for a family of four.
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. 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 English, Irish, German, Belgian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
