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Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States.
Jun 25, 2024 · Harris County has adopted the Texas Comptroller's recommended practices for Financial Transparency. Our goal is to make our spending and revenue information available and provide easy online access to important financial data.
This page contains links to various Harris County offices, departments, and services. If you have trouble finding the information you are looking for, try the navigation menu at the top of this page or visit our Harris County online directory page for access to departments, courts, and employees.
Houston ( / ˈhjuːstən / ⓘ; HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous ...
In 2022, Harris County, TX had a population of 4.73M people with a median age of 34.1 and a median household income of $70,789. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Harris County, TX grew from 4.7M to 4.73M, a 0.601% increase and its median household income grew from $65,788 to $70,789, a 7.6% increase.
Harris County is the county that includes all of the city of Houston and a number of other neighboring communities. The population of Harris County is roughly 4.1 million, making it the third most populated county in the nation.
The county comprises 1,778 square miles (1,729 in land) and is the largest Texas county east of the Nueces River. Its southern half is level coastal prairie, and the northern half touches the rolling East Texas timberlands. Central Harris County is fifty-five feet above sea level.
