Health Insurance Coverage in Houston, Texas
In Houston, Texas, an estimated 1,734,878 of 2,276,147 people have health insurance.
In Houston, Texas, an estimated 541,269 people do not have health insurance.
Population
Houston, Texas
2021
75.5% of 2.3 million people
- Age
Under 6 years
Houston, Texas
2021
91.5% of 180 thousand people
6 to 18 years
Houston, Texas
2021
83.6% of 380 thousand people
19 to 25 years
Houston, Texas
2021
61.2% of 231 thousand people
26 to 34 years
Houston, Texas
2021
65.1% of 353 thousand people
35 to 44 years
Houston, Texas
2021
66.3% of 343 thousand people
45 to 54 years
Houston, Texas
2021
67.3% of 266 thousand people
55 to 64 years
Houston, Texas
2021
77.7% of 236 thousand people
65 to 74 years
Houston, Texas
2021
95.9% of 169 thousand people
75 years and older
Houston, Texas
2021
98.4% of 106 thousand people
Under 19 years
Houston, Texas
2021
86.2% of 560 thousand people
19 to 64 years
Houston, Texas
2021
67.3% of 1.4 million people
65 years and older
Houston, Texas
2021
96.9% of 275 thousand people
- Gender
Male
Houston, Texas
2021
72.7% of 1.1 million people
Female
Houston, Texas
2021
78.3% of 1.2 million people
- Race
White
Houston, Texas
2021
88.8% of 671 thousand people
Black or African American
Houston, Texas
2021
82.1% of 498 thousand people
American Indian and Alaska Native
Houston, Texas
2021
56% of 22 thousand people
Asian
Houston, Texas
2021
90.4% of 161 thousand people
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Houston, Texas
2021
87.9% of 2 thousand people
Some other race
Houston, Texas
2021
51.1% of 379 thousand people
Two or more races
Houston, Texas
2021
66.2% of 532 thousand people
Hispanic
Houston, Texas
2021
60% of 1 million people
White, not Hispanic
Houston, Texas
2021
91.9% of 547 thousand people
- Default
In family households
Houston, Texas
2021
74.8% of 1.8 million people
In married couple families
Houston, Texas
2021
79.2% of 1.1 million people
In other families
Houston, Texas
2021
68% of 687 thousand people
Male reference person, no spouse present
Houston, Texas
2021
57.6% of 189 thousand people
Female reference person, no spouse present
Houston, Texas
2021
71.9% of 498 thousand people
In non-family households and other living arrangements
Houston, Texas
2021
78% of 496 thousand people
- Nationality
Native born
Houston, Texas
2021
84% of 1.6 million people
Foreign born
Houston, Texas
2021
54.8% of 656 thousand people
Naturalized
Houston, Texas
2021
82.5% of 209 thousand people
Not a citizen
Houston, Texas
2021
41.8% of 447 thousand people
- Default
With a disability
Houston, Texas
2021
87.5% of 251 thousand people
No disability
Houston, Texas
2021
74% of 2 million people
- Education level
Population 26 years and over
Houston, Texas
2021
73.7% of 1.5 million people
Less than high school graduate
Houston, Texas
2021
45.8% of 312 thousand people
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Houston, Texas
2021
67.1% of 305 thousand people
Some college or associate's degree
Houston, Texas
2021
77.1% of 317 thousand people
Bachelor's degree or higher
Houston, Texas
2021
91.7% of 539 thousand people
- Employment status
Population 19 to 64 years
Houston, Texas
2021
67.3% of 1.4 million people
In labor force
Houston, Texas
2021
68.1% of 1.1 million people
Employed
Houston, Texas
2021
69.6% of 1 million people
Unemployed
Houston, Texas
2021
51.2% of 92 thousand people
Not in labor force
Houston, Texas
2021
64.1% of 293 thousand people
- Work experience
Population 19 to 64 years
Houston, Texas
2021
67.3% of 1.4 million people
Worked full-time, year round in the past 12 months
Houston, Texas
2021
73.6% of 764 thousand people
Worked less than full-time, year round in the past 12 months
Houston, Texas
2021
58% of 363 thousand people
Did not work
Houston, Texas
2021
62.5% of 302 thousand people
- Household income
Total household population
Houston, Texas
2021
75.5% of 2.2 million people
Under $25,000
Houston, Texas
2021
69.8% of 394 thousand people
$25,000 to $49,999
Houston, Texas
2021
66.2% of 528 thousand people
$50,000 to $74,999
Houston, Texas
2021
68.5% of 403 thousand people
$75,000 to $99,999
Houston, Texas
2021
78.3% of 240 thousand people
$100,000 and over
Houston, Texas
2021
89.1% of 679 thousand people
- Default
Population
Houston, Texas
2021
75.4%
Below 138 percent of the poverty threshold
Houston, Texas
2021
67%
138 to 399 percent of the poverty threshold
Houston, Texas
2021
68.7%
At or above 400 percent of the poverty threshold
Houston, Texas
2021
91.8%
Below 100 percent of the poverty threshold
Houston, Texas
2021
66.5%