Houston By Numbers

 
 
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  • Houston Symphony

  • 3 conductors lead 87 musicians

  • Stolen Cars - December

  • December 2011 there were 1,064 vehicles stolen in the Houston area

  • August Stolen Cars

  • Chevy trucks top the list

  • Geography

  • 22.3 square miles of Houston is water

  • Highest Unemployment

  • Houston is in the top nine major metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment numbers in the nation

  • Minute Maid Park

  • It can seat 40,950 people

  • Theater Under The Stars

  • Founded in 1968, offering musicals for over 44 years

  • Skyscrapers

  • 7 of the 10 tallest Texas buildings are in Houston

  • Commute Times

  • Houston has one of the worst commutes in Texas

  • Museum District

  • 6.6 Million people visit per year

  • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

  • 187,000 stuffed animals won at the carnival

  • Boys and Girls Clubs

  • They serve 11,000 Houston-area kids each year

  • November Crime Stats

  • 10,651 cases were filed with police

  • SPCA

  • 100,000 animals a year are cared for here

  • Bikeways

  • 300 miles of bikeways span 600 square miles

  • Theater Under the Stars

  • More than 300 musicals since it was founded

  • Organ Donors

  • Kidneys are the most needed transplant organs

  • July Stolen Cars

  • 1,107 vehicles stolen in July 2011

  • Fire Department

  • 92 fire stations across Houston

  • Fort Bend ISD

  • Employs 1,300 subsitutes

  • Toyota Center

  • Can seat from 17,800 to 19,000 people

  • Housing Construction

  • Houston leads the nation in residential construction

  • Adoption

  • 6,000 kids available for adoption in Texas

  • Auto Thefts

  • 5,686 vehicles stolen in first half of 2011

  • Houston Food Bank

  • Texas has 5th highest U.S. child food insecurity rate

  • Memorial Park

  • Has more than 30 miles of trails

  • Community College

  • 1/4 of state's community college students here

  • Restaurants

  • More than 8,000 restaurants in Houston

  • October Stolen Cars

  • 1,152 vehicles stolen in Houston

  • Crime

  • 10,961 cases filed with HPD in June 2011

  • State of Economy

  • Houston recovered 92% of jobs it lost in recession

  • Back to School

  • HISD has more than 1,000 school buses

  • Houston Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'

  • 200 pounds of fake snow is used in each show

  • Income

  • Houston ranks 90th in U.S. for racial pay equality

  • Harris County Hospital District

  • Has delivered 9,115 babies

  • Life Flight

  • Makes 10-12 flights per day

  • BARC

  • In 2011 there were 4,041 adoptions

  • Transtar

  • Has more than 840 highway TV cameras

  • Houston By Numbers: Fortune 500

  • 51 Fortune 500 companies in Texas

  • Bikeways

  • Houston has 300 miles of bikeways

  • September Stolen Cars

  • 1,100 vehicles stolen in Sept. 2011

  • Discovery Green

  • More than 3 million visitors since it opened

  • Houston Astros

  • They've made 9 playoff appearances

  • Amateur Sports

  • Houston has more than 100 flag football teams

  • Haunted Houses

  • 5 gallons of fake blood per season

  • Home Sales

  • May 2011 median home price was $157,900

  • Houston By Numbers: Hurricanes

  • 17 hurricanes have hit the Texas Coast since 1900

  • Rice University

  • The school has 3,485 undergraduates

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