Houston Population
Research Center

The mission of the Houston Population Research Center (HPRC) is to collect and to disseminate data to understand social and demographic change in Houston, Texas — the nation’s fourth-largest city and one of its most diverse.

The HPRC coordinates with the other centers within the Kinder Institute to provide analytic and methodological support in the service of research that identifies solutions to the city’s most pressing problems around housing, health, education, and economic mobility.

Additionally, the HPRC serves as a hub that facilitates the collection and sharing of data to support faculty and students at Rice University who study socioeconomic disparities and population change.

Initiatives

Kinder Houston Area Survey

Houston Community Data Connections

Greater Houston Community Panel

Research

Election 2023: Overview of Residents’ Policy Preferences

This study surveyed Houston residents about their views on a variety of policy and budgetary solutions related to crime, infrastructure and housing challenges.

BRIEF: October 23, 2023 ELECTIONS

Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2023 Results

The 42nd Kinder Houston Area Survey provides a glimpse into how Houstonians are thinking about the economy, affordable housing, inequality, and other critical challenges and issues facing their communities.

REPORT: May 15, 2023 DEMOGRAPHICS, HOUSING, PLACEMAKING

Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2022 Results

The 41st Kinder Houston Area Survey shares Houstonians’ views on the economy, crime, the pandemic and other issues related to the city’s demographic transformations.

REPORT: May 17, 2022 DEMOGRAPHICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION

Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2021 Results

For the past four decades, Rice University’s Kinder Houston Area Survey (KHAS) has been tracking the changing attitudes and beliefs of Harris County residents. The 2021 survey summarizes the most consequential changes and their implications for public policy initiatives going forward.