Harris County Profile - Exhibits

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    LULAC v. MATTOX 
Cause No: MO-88-CA-154 

HARRIS COUNTY PROFILE* 
  

Total Population: 2,409,544 

Spanish Surnamed Population: 369,075 

Black Population: 473,698 

Combined Minority Population: 842,773 

Total V.AP. : 1,685,024 

Spanish Surnamed V.A.P. : 222,662 

Black V.AP. : 305,986 

Number of District Judges Elected: 59 

IDEAL DISTRICT: 2,409,544 +59 = 40,840 

Average district using VAP = 28,559 

*Source: 1980 U.S. Census 

Note: (V.A.P.) Voting Age Population 

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EQUITY CHART 

1981-1983 1985-1989 

No. of Dist. Black * No. of Black** Per of Black Equity 
YEAR Judges Pop (%) Judges Judges Mcasure 

1981 47 19.7% 2 4.3% -15.4 

1082 53 19.7% 2 3.8% -15.9 

1983 3 19.7% 2 3.6% -16.1 

1985 3° 19.7% 3 31% -14.6 

1986 59 19.7% 3 5.1% -14.6 

1987 39 19.7% 3 3.1% -14.6 

1988 39 19.7% 3 3.1% -14.6 

1989 59 19.7% 3 3.1% -14.6 
  

* 1980 U. 8S. Census 

** Texas Legal Directory 

NOTE: The 1984 editions were not available. 

  

  

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SUMMARY TABLE 
BLACK DISTRICTS 
Total Population 

  

  

  

  

  

TOTAL BLACK HISPANIC 
DISTRICT POPULATION POPULATION % POPULATION % 

1 40,685 31,834 78.2 2,096 5.2 2 40,495 26,015 64.2 7,414 18.3 3 40,273 35,256 87.5 2,715 6.7 4 40,750 35,131 86.2 3,479 8.5 S 40,330 32,058 79.5 4,442 11.0 6 40,250 37,867 94.1 755 1.9 7 40,430 33,895 83.9 2,558 6.3 8 41,587 40,052 96.3 760 1.8 
9 41.411 29.757 11.9 3.870 93 

TOTAL 366,211 301,865 82.4 28,089 7.7 

HARRIS COUNTY 

SUMMARY TABLE 
BLACK DISTRICTS 

Voting Age Population (VAP) 

Total VAP Black VAP Hispanic 
Districts lation Population % Population % 

1 25,958 20,127 77.5 1,169 4.5 2 27:375 16,950 61.9 4,459 16.3 3 24,294 20,908 86.1 1,580 6.5 4 26,241 22.327 85.1 2,163 8.2 5 27,314 22,815 83.5 2,659 9.7 6 28,359 26,304 92.8 505 1.8 7 26,148 21,264 81.3 1,479 S.7 8 26,593 25,467 95.8 448 1.7 
9 26.307 17.6517 67.1 2.299 8.3 

TOTAL 238,586 193,819 81.2 16,761 7.0 

  

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Census 

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524.00 

525.02 

525.03 

525.04 

530.02 

531.01 

531.03 

TOTAL 

Census 

Tract 

519.2 QY 
524.00 
525.02 
525.03 
525.04 
530.02 
531.01 
531.03 

TOTAL 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 1 

Total Population 

  

Total Black Hispanic 
Population Population % Population % 

4,212 2.538 60.3 379 9.0 
1,890 1,758 93.0 80 4.2 
4,436 4,394 09.1 38 0.9 
2.735 2,754 99.2 16 0.6 
3,850 3,433 89.2 62 1.6 
8,070 5,084 63.0 302 3.7 
7,840 4,496 57.3 1,037 13.2 
7,612 1317 96.9 182 2.4 

40,685 31,834 73.2 2,096 52 

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DISTRICT 1 

Voting Age Population (VAP) 

Total VAP Black VAP Hispanic 
Population Population % Population % 
2,979 1,691 56.8 221 13.1 
1,355 1,260 93.0 59 44 
2,727 2,697 98.9 25 0.9 
1,768 1,751 99.0 14 0.8 
2,593 2,257 87.0 40 IS 
5,141 3,180 61.9 157 3.1 
4,790 2,811 58.7 569 11.9 
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Census 

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207.01 

207.02 

207.03 

207.04 

208.01 

509.01 

509.02 

510.00 

520.01 

520.02 

520.03 

521.03 

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Census 

Tract 

207.01 
207.02 
207.03 
207.04 
208.01 
509.01 
509.02 
510.00 
520.01 
520.02 
520.03 
521.03 

TOTAL 

  

HARRIS COUNTY 

(VAP) 

DISTRICT 2 
Total Population 

Total Black 
Population Population % 

2,689 2,201 81.9 
2.753 2,654 96.4 
2.622 2,421 92.3 

988 776 78.5 
1,880 1,810 96.3 
3,118 25 0.8 
3,155 1,681 53.3 
4,776 4,702 98.5 
7,028 5,875 83.6 
3,832 260 6.8 
3,784 3.523 93.1 
3.870 81 A 

40,495 26,015 64.2 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 2 

Voting Age Population 

Total VAP Black VAP 
Population Population %. 

1,699 1,391 81.9 
1,615 1,548 95.9 
1,773 1,635 92.2 

669 540 80.7 
1,247 1,197 96.0 
2,173 20 0.9 
2.115 1,169 535.3 
3.313 3,264 98.5 
4,438 3.538 79.7 
3,064 207 6.8 
2,579 2,383 92.4 
2,690 38 2:2 

27.375 16,950 61.9 

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Census 

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217.01 
217.02 
218.03 
224.03 

224.04 
225.01 
225.02 
225.03 
225.04 

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217.02 
218.03 
224.03 
224.04 
225.01 
225.02 
225.03 
225.04 

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Total 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 3 

Population 

Black 

Population 
  

  

Population 

6,840 
3,504 
2,074 
8,449 
3,573 
4,464 
3,897 
3,282 
4,190 

40,273 

Total VAP 

Population 

Age 

5,830 
3.317 
1,568 
6,987 
3,546 
4,147 
3,816 
2,772 
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35.256 

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Population 
  

  

4,271 
2,264 
1,379 
4,717 
2,164 
2,697 
2,343 
1,962 

2.497 

24,294 

3,625 
2,120 
1,033 
3,744 
2,139 
2,458 
2.277 
1,618 

1.894 

20,908 

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DISTRICT 3 

Population(VAP) 

% 

84.9 
93.6 
74.9 
79.4 
98.8 
91.1 
97.2 
82.5 

15.9 

86.1 

2.715 

Hispanic 
Population 
  

604 
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205 
178 
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311 

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HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 4 

Total Population 

  

  

Census Total Black Hispanic Tract Population ~Population %~> £ Population 206.01 3.512 3,307 94.2 121 3.4 206.02 3,524 2,698 76.6 856 24.3 208.02 4,822 4,142 85.9 683 14.2 208.03 5,719 4,884 85.4 775 13.6 214.01 374 345 922 24 6.4 215.01 4,411 3,962 89.8 200 4.5 215.02 5,946 4,481 75.4 402 6.8 215.03 6,519 5,897 90.5 209 3.2 216.01 3,808 3.536 93.4 117 3.1 216.02 alls 1.859 81.9 92 4.3 

TOTAL 40,750 35,131 86.2 3,479 8.5 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 4 

Voting Age Population (VAP) 

Census Total VAP Black VAP Hispanic Tract lation Population %% Population % 206.01 2,381 2.233 93.8 70 29 206.02 2,309 1,768 76.6 551 23.9 208.02 3,178 2.723 85.7 449 14.1 208.03 3,757 3,224 85.8 484 12.9 214.01 257 248 96.5 7 2.7 215.01 2,691 2,346 81.2 133 4.9 215.02 3,488 2,446 70.1 211 6.3 215.03 4,328 3,880 89.6 134 3.1 216.01 2,532 2.335 02.2 75 3.0 216.02 1,320 1,124 85.2 49 3.7 

TOTAL 26,241 22.3217 85.1 2,163 8.2 

 



  

Census 

Tract 
121.00 
201.01 
201.02 
204.00 
205.01 
205.02 
205.03 
300.24 
303.00 
400.26 
501.00 
502.00 

TOTAL 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 5 

Total Population 

Total Black 
Population Populatio % 

2,145 382 17.8 
3,385 3,330 98.4 
5,137 4,709 91.7 
3.111 2,976 95.7 
4,020 3,243 80.7 
5.757 5.255 91.3 
2,431 2,319 95.4 
3,242 2,291 70.7 
2.127 1,819 85.8 
6,874 4,356 63.4 

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2.074 1378 66.4 

40,330 32,058 79.5 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT § 

Voting Age Population 

Total VAP Black VAP 
Population Populatio % 

1,932 356 18.4 
2,293 2,262 98.6 
3.277 3,029 92.4 
2,199 2.122 96.5 
2,699 2,243 83.1 
3,865 3.525 91.2 
1,720 1,646 95.7 
2328 1,630 70.0 
1,427 1,238 86.8 
4,239 2,877 67.9 

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1,306 887 67.9 

27.311 21,815 83.5 

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304.01 

304.02 

305.01 

305.02 

306.00 

307.01 

307.02 

315.00 

TOTAL 

Census 

Tract 
304.01 

304.02 

305.01 

305.02 

306.00 

307.01 

307.02 

315.00 

TOTAL 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 6 

Total Population 

Total Black 
Population Population 

4,642 4,602 

5,206 5,086 

4,250 4,229 
4,251 4,220 
5,119 4.458 
5,780 5,505 
4,900 4,703 
6,102 5.064 

40,250 37,867 

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DISTRICT 6 

Total VAP Black VAP 
lation Population 

3,199 3,179 
3,451 3,367 
2,973 2.956 
2,963 2.935 
3.776 3,223 
3.922 3,705 
3,662 3,469 
4,413 3.470 

28,359 26,304 

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97.6 
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DISTRICT 7 

Total 

  
  

Population 

  

Census Total Black Hispanic Tract Population Population %. Population % 314.01 4,320 3,977 92.1 103 2.3 317.01 1,719 122 7.1 208 12.1 317.02 389 217 55.8 8 2.1 317.03 3,633 3,495 96.2 56 1.5 317.04 6,189 5,462 88.3 487 7.9 318.01 3,726 3,302 88.6 179 4.8 318.04 3,912 3,617 02.5 162 4.1 329.01 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 330.01 20 4 20.0 0 0.0 330.02 3,987 3,933 98.6 54 1.4 332.00 9,009 7,242 80.4 845 9.4 333.00 3.496 2.521 2.4 456 13.0 

TOTAL 40,403 33,895 83.9 2,558 6.3 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 7 

Voting Age Population (VAP) 

Census Total VAP Black VAP Hispanic 
Tract Population Population % Population % 
314.01 2773» 2,489 89.8 51 1.8 317.01 1,529 109 7.1 174 11.4 317.02 294 146 49.7 0 0.0 317.03 2.375 2,262 05.2 31 1.3 317.04 4,022 3,537 87.9 257 6.4 
318.01 2,464 2.125 86.2 112 4.5 318.04 2.525 2,282 90.4 112 4.4 
329.01 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 330.01 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 330.02 2,689 2,651 98.6 32 1.2 332.00 5.320 4,170 78.4 456 8.6 
333.00 2.137 1,493 $9.9 254 11.9 

TOTAL 26,148 21,264 81.3 1,479 5.7 

 



  

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 8 

Total Population 

  

  

  

Census Total Black Hispanic 
Tract Population Population % Population 
318.03 3,567 3,204 89.8 206 
328.01 7.271 7.017 96.5 220 
328.02 4,918 4,781 97.2 07 
329.02 4,945 4,842 97.9 39 
329.03 4,388 4,350 99.1 27 
339.02 6.325 6,297 96.6 28 
339.03 2,073 2,060 99.4 30 
340.00 8,100 71.501 92.6 113 

TOTAL 41,587 40,052 96.3 760 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 8 

Voting Age Population (VAP) 

  

  

Census Total VAP Black VAP Hispanic 
Tract Population Population %. Population 
318.03 2,147 1,864 86.8 116 
328.01 4,256 4,079 95.8 135 
328.02 3,076 2,980 96.9 52 
329.02 3.353 3,269 97.5 26 
329.03 2,952 2,923 99.0 20 
339.02 4,415 4,389 99.4 18 
339.03 1,098 1,089 99.2 17 
340.00 5.296 4,874 92.0 64 

TOTAL 26,593 25,467 05.8 448 

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DISTRICT 9 

Total Population 

Census Total Black 
Tract Population Population 
318.02 6,273 5.677 
325.01 2,306 41 
325.02 6,245 2,991 
326.00 6,637 1,962 
327.01 6,123 5,919 
327.02 4,126 3,830 
328.03 3,840 3,747 
343.01 5.861 5.590 

  
  

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HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT 9 

Voting Age Population (VAP) 

Census Total VAP Black VAP Hispanic 
Population 

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658 
576 
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318.02 3,759 3,316 
325.01 1,614 24 

325.02 4,144 1,767 

326.00 4,642 1,099 

327.01 3,693 3.522 

327.02 2,479 2.251 

328.03 2,484 2,418 

343.01 3,492 3.260 

  

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COURT 
  

11th 

HARRIS COUNTY 

JUDGE 
Mark Davidson 

VOTING 
PRECINT 

224 

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61st 
Reagan Cartwright 
Shearn Smith 

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  80th 
113th 

William R."Bill" Powel 
Geraldine B. Tennant 

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127th 

Don E. Wittig 
Sharolyn P. Wood 

118 
282 

  129th 
133rd 

Hugo A. Touchy 
Lamar McCorkle 

385 
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  151st 
152nd 

Alice Oliver Trevathan 
Jack O'Neill 

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493 

  157th 
164th 

Felix Salazar, Jr. 
Pete Solito 

134 
217 

  165th 

174th 
Ken Harrison 

George H. Godwin 
413 
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  176th 
177th 

James Brian Rains 

Miron A. Love 
116 
034 

  178th 
179th 

William T "Bill" Harmon 
J. Mike Wilkinson 

129 
456 

  180th 
182th 

Patricia R. Lykos 
Donald K. Shipley 

626 
261 

  183th 
184th 

Jay W. Burnett 
Robert N. Burdette 

567 
356 

  185th 
189th 

Carl Walker, Jr. 
Richard W. Millard 

138 
056 

  190th 
208th 

Wyatt H. Heard 
Thomas H. Routt 

227 
136 

  209th 
215th 

Michael T. McSpadden 
Eugene Chambers 

148 
663 

  228th 
230th 

Ted Poe 
Joe Kegans 

658 
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  232rd 
234th 

A.D. Azios 
Ruby K. Sondock 

178 
434 

  245th 
246th 

Henry G. Schuble 
John W. Peavy. Jr. 
  247th 

248th 
Charles Dean Huckabee 
Woody R. Densen 
  257th 

262nd 
Norman R. Lee 
Doug Shaver 
  263rd 

269th 
Charles J. Hearn 
W. David West 
  270th 

280th 
Ann Tyrrell Cochran 
Melinda Furche Harmon 
  281st 

295th 
Louis M. Moore 

Dan Downey 
  308th 

309th 
Bob W. Robertson 
John D. Montgomery 
  310th Allen J. Daggett 

  

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Pes 49. 311th Bill Elliott 221 WwW 
: 50. 312th Robert S. Webb, III 200 Ww 

Sl. 313th Robert L. Lowery 371 W 
52. 314th Robert R. Baum 296 Ww 
53. 315th Eric G. Andell 183 WwW 
54, 333rd Davie L. Wilson 466 WwW 
55. 334th Russel T. Lloyd 316 W 
56. 337th Jim Barr 432 Ww 
win 338th Mary Bacon 344 WwW 
58. 339th Norman E. Lanford 050 WwW 
59. 351st Lupe Salinas 115 H 
  

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Spanish Surnamed - 3 (5.1%) 

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HARRIS COUNTY 
SUCCESS RATES - CONTESTED GENERAL ELECTIONS 

  
  

  
  

  

1980-1988 
YEAR ELECTION # POSITIONS ANGLO WINNERS BLACK WINNERS 
1980 1 1 0 
1982 1 1 0 
1982 1 0 1 
1982 1 1 0 
1984 1 1 0 
1984 1 1 0 
1984 1 1 0 
1986 | 1 1 0 
1986 1 1 0 
1986 1 1 0 
1986 1 0 1 
1988 i 1 0 
1988 1 1 0 
1988 1 1 0 
1988 1 1 0 
1988 1 1 0 
1988 1 1 0 

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ELECTION 
  

1980 

General 

1982 

General 

1982 

General 

1982 

General 

1984 

General 

1984 

General 

1984 

General 

1986 

General 

1986 

General 

1986 

General 

1986 

General 

1988 

General 

1988 

General 

1988 

General 

1988 

General 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT COURTS 

BLACK CANDIDATES (1980-PRESENT) CONTESTED ELECTIONS - ACTUAL RESULTS 

NAME ETH/RACE COURT RESULT   

Bonner B 
lost 

James 
lost 

Routt 

Ward 

Berry 

Jackson 

Lee 

Berry 

Plummer 

Proctor 

Walker 

Berry 

Fitch 

Jackson 

Lee  



  

ELECTION 
  

1980 

General 

1982 

General 

1982 

General 

1982 

General 

1984 

General 

1984 

General 

1984 

General 

1986 

General 

1986 

General 

1986 

General 

1986 

General 

1988 

General 

1988 

General 

1988 

General 

1988 

General 

NAME 

  

Bonner 

James 

Routt 

Ward 

Berry 

Jackson 

Lee 

Berry 

Plummer 

Proctor 

Walker 

Berry 

Fitch 

Jackson 

Lee 

HARRIS COUNTY 
DISTRICT COURTS 

BLACK CANDIDATES 
CONTESTED ELECTIONS 

ETH/RACE 
  

B 

(1980-PRESENT) 
= ACTUAL RESULTS 

COURT 

80th 

262nd 

208th 

281st 

80th 

178th 

215th 

281st 

133rd 

245th 

185th 

80th 

152nd 

215th 

295th 

RESULT 

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lost 

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lost 

lost 

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lost 

lost 

lost 

won 

lost 

lost 

lost 

lost 

 



  

1988 Plummer B 133rd lost General 

1988 Spencer B 333rd lost General 

SUMMARY 

Of the fifty nine district court judges now sitting in Harris 
County, three are Black. Of the three Blacks, two ran against 
Anglos. 

Since 1980, Seventeen Blacks have run against Anglos for the 
office of district court in Harris County. Only two have won. 

 



  

  

EDUCATION PROFILE 

  

  

  

HARRIS COUNTY 

(Rates == I) 
% 

Total Pop. Black Indian Asian Hispanic Anglo 

Persons 25 yrs+ 1,342,703 234,412 3,761. .27,366 160,649 916,015 
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0-4 Yrs. 3.97 S5.% 4.57 4.7% 16.17 1.27 

5«7 Yrs. 6.6 9.2 7.1 4.4 20.5 3.6 

8 Yrs. 4.0 5.1 5.6 1.5 7.0 3.3 

Some H.S. 14.9 21.5 16.8 7.4 15.7 13.3 

H.S. Grad. 28.7 30.2 30.8 19.1 22.4 29.7 

Some College 18.8 16.5 20.5 16.9 10.5 20.9 

College Grad.+ 23.0 11.7 14.8 46.0 1.7 28.0 

Total 100% 1007 1007 100% 100% 100% 

*Anglo=Total-[Black, Indian, Asian, Hispanic] 

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Tables 175 and 182. 
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Total Black Indian Asian Hispanic Anglo * 
  

  

  

Families 616,640 113,318 1,738 11,672 81,065 408,847 

Less than $5,000 6.1% 14.7% 10.0% 9.2% 9.5% 3.0% 

$5,000 - $7,499 4.0% 8.1% 4.8% 3.8% 5.7% 2.6% 

$7,500 - $9,999 4.6% 8.5% 8.3% 4.5% 7.3% 3.0% 

$10,000 - $14,999 11.0% 16.3% 10.2% 9.0% 16.9% 8.5% 

$15,000 - $19,999 12.5% 14.4% 12.2% 12.2% 17.2% 11.1% 

$20,000 - $24,999 13.4% 12.3% 16.3% 13.3% 14.7% 13.5% 

$25,000 - $34,999 22.8% 15.9% 22.3% 24.3% 17.5% 25.7% 

$35,000 - $49,999 15.9% 8.0% 13.0% 16.5% 8.0% 19.7% 

$50,000 + 9.6% 2.0% 2.9% 7.3% 3,2% 13.1% 
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 

* Anglo= Total - [Black + Indian + Asian + Hispanic) 

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1980 Census of Population PC80-1-C45: General Social and Economic Characteristics Tables 180 and 186. 

 



  
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Harris County, Texas 

(Rates -- §) 

Total Black Indian Asian Hispanic Anglo * 
  
Emp. Persons 16+ 1,224,828 212,213 3,623 24,658 158,593 825,741 

  

  

Mgr. & Prof. 24.9% 13.1% 20.7% 35.7% 10.3% 30.4% 

Tech. Sales 34.4% 28.9% 20.7% 31.1% 25.4% 37.7% 

Service 10.0% 20.3% 30.8% 10.3% 14.1% 6.6% 

Farming, etc. 0.6% 0.7% 10.7% 0.3% 1.3% 0.5% 

Pre. Prod. Craft "14.9% 11.6% 0.3% 9.0% 21.3% 14.6% 

Oper. Laborers 15.1% 25.5% 20.6% 13.6% 27.6% 10.1% 

Total 100.0% 100.0% 103.8% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 

* Anglo= Total - [Black + Indian + Asian + Hispanic] 

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1980 Census 
of Population PCB0-1-C45: General Social and Economic 
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Poverty Status of Persons and Families: 1979 
Harris County, Texas 

(Rates -- §) 

Families 

Total Black Indian Asian Hispanic Anglo * 
  

Families 616,640 113,318 1,738 11,672 81,065 408,847 

  

Families with income 
below poverty 49,689 22,052 11,814 14,158 

¥ Below Poverty 8.1% 19.5% 14.6% 3.5% 

  

Persons 

Total Black Indian Asian Hispanic Anglo * 
  
Persons 2,386,691 466,816 6,762 49,310 365,868 1,497,935 

  
Persons with income 

below poverty 247,823 101,866 806 7,179 62,289 75,683 

¥ Below Poverty 10.4% 21.8% 11.9% 14.6% 17.0% 5.1% 

  

* Anglo= Total - [Black + Indian + Asian + Hispanic] 

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1980 Census of Population PC80-1-C45: General Social and Economic 
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