More about HoustonHouston has a hub-and-spoke freeway structure with multiple loops. The innermost is Interstate 610, forming approximately a 10 mile diameter loop around downtown. The roughly square "Loop-610" is quartered into "North Loop," "South Loop," "West Loop," and "East Loop." The roads of Texas Beltway 8 and their freeway core, the Sam Houston Tollway, are the next loop, at a diameter of roughly 25 miles. Most of this freeway requires payment of $1 or more toll every five or ten miles. A controversial proposed highway project, Texas Highway 99, would form a third loop outside of Houston. Currently, the completed portion of Texas Highway 99 runs from just north of Interstate 10 east of Katy to U.S. Highway 59 in Sugar Land and was completed in 1994. The next portion to be constructed is from the current terminus at U.S. Highway 59 to Texas Highway 288 in Brazoria County. For a road map of Houston, click here Houston Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,953,631 people, 717,945 households, and 457,330 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,301.8/km² (3,371.7/mi²). There are 782,009 housing units at an average density of 521.1/km² (1,349.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 49.27% White, 25.31% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 5.31% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 16.46% from other races, and 3.15% from two or more races. 37.41% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 717,945 households out of which 33.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% are married couples living together, 15.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% are non-families. 29.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.39. In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $36,616, and the median income for a family is $40,443. Males have a median income of $32,084 versus $27,371 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,101. 19.2% of the population and 16.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 26.1% of those under the age of 18 and 14.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Rest Of Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening Decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. Independence Day...Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 100. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the morning becoming south and increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Heat index readings 108 to 109 in the afternoon. Saturday Night...Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening Decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. Sunday...Mostly sunny. Highs around 100. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday Night...Mostly clear early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Monday...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Monday Night...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Tuesday...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Wednesday...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Thursday...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Friday...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

