Harris County TX Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Harris County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	26420
Fips County Code	48201
County Name	Harris
State	Texas

This table provides the FIPS code for Harris County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	3,886,207	3
Population 2005	3,762,844	N/A
Population 2000	3,400,554	3
Population 1990	2,818,101	3

Represents population information for Harris County TX for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	31,741	843.54
Murder	346	9.20
Forcible Rape	1,459	38.77
Robbery	12,385	329.14
Aggravated Assault	17,551	466.43
Total Property Crimes	181,370	4,820.02
Burglary	40,156	1,067.17
Larceny Theft	113,652	3,020.38
Motor Vehicle Theft	27,562	732.48

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Harris County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	6.6%
Retail Trade	4.3%
Professional & Technical Services	11.4%
Health Care & Social Assistance	5.9%
Government	8.6%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Harris County TX in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	NA
% From Groundwater	NA
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	332 Million

This table displays how much water Harris County TX used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	1,895,870	1,722,146	173,724
Unemployed Population	95,192	75,183	20,009
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.4%	0.6

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Harris County TX. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	8.8%	331,130
Age 5 to 14	15.6%	587,004
Age 15 to 24	14.1%	530,561
Age 25 to 34	15.5%	583,241
Age 35 to 44	15.4%	579,478
Age 45 to 54	14.0%	526,798
Age 55 to 64	8.8%	331,130
Age 65 to 74	4.4%	165,565
Age 75 and up	3.3%	124,174

This table provides the breakdown of Harris County TX's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	74.4%	2,799,556
African American	18.4%	692,363
Asian American	5.5%	206,956
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6%	22,577
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	3,763

This table provides the breakdown of Harris County TX's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$22.28 Million
Farm Count	2,452
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	61.7%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	4.7%
Total Farm Acres	304,868
Avg Farm Acres	124
Total Value of Farms	$52.88 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$21,565
% From Crops	66.2%
% From Livestock	33.8%

Provides data reguarding Harris County TX's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.