Houston By Numbers

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  • Average Salaries

  • In 2010, Houston had state's 2nd-highest average

  • State of Economy

  • Houston recovered 92% of jobs it lost in recession

  • Art Car Parade

  • 300,000 people visit from around the world

  • Houston Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'

  • 200 pounds of fake snow is used in each show

  • February 2012 Stolen Cars

  • There were 907 vehicles stolen in Houston

  • Harris County Hospital District

  • Has delivered 9,115 babies

  • Rodeo Food

  • The 2012 event fed 2 million people

  • BARC

  • In 2011 there were 4,041 adoptions

  • Fire Departments

  • There are 92 fire stations located around town

  • Houston By Numbers: Fortune 500

  • 51 Fortune 500 companies in Texas

  • Life Flight

  • Helicopter fleet makes 10-12 flights daily

  • September Stolen Cars

  • 1,100 vehicles stolen in Sept. 2011

  • Organ Donors

  • 111,927 in Harris County are registerd as donors

  • Houston Astros

  • They've made 9 playoff appearances

  • Galveston Beaches

  • 32 miles of beaches on the island

  • Haunted Houses

  • 5 gallons of fake blood per season

  • Rockets

  • 26 playoff appearances and counting

  • Houston By Numbers: Hurricanes

  • 17 hurricanes have hit the Texas Coast since 1900

  • Texas Renaissance Festival

  • Nearly 500,000 visited the event in 2011

  • Houston Symphony

  • 3 conductors lead 87 musicians

  • December 2011 Stolen Cars

  • There were 1,064 vehicles stolen in Houston

  • August Stolen Cars

  • Chevy trucks top the list

  • Super Bowls

  • Houston hosted its first Super Bowl in 1974

  • Geography

  • 22.3 square miles of Houston is water

  • High Unemployment

  • 241,138 are unemployed in Houston

  • Minute Maid Park

  • It can seat 40,950 people

  • Theater Under The Stars

  • Has been 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

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