As the country's demographic profile continues to change, our research captures the impact of this transformation.

Latest Urban Edge Stories

Houston Area Offers Mixed Experiences for Muslim Communities

Survey results show increasingly positive views toward Muslims in the Houston area, but it's still less than half of respondents who feel that way.
Eid celebration at convention center
Kinder Institute Research
: Apr 23, 2018
Demographics

Within Houston's Diversity, A Complicated Story Still Being Told

Surveys offer insights into how experiences within one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the country vary depending on background.
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Kinder Institute Research
: Apr 23, 2018
Demographics, Urban Disparity

Texas Added Some Three Million People Between 2010 and 2017. Here's Where They Came From.

Half of the state's recent growth was thanks to natural increase.
Texas Flag_Adam Simmons
News Story
: Apr 17, 2018
Demographics

Latest Research

Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2018 Results

The 37th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
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Research: Apr 23, 2018
Demographics

Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund Needs Assessment: Phase Two

The second phase of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s needs assessment work on behalf of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
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Research: Jan 22, 2018
Demographics, Housing, Hurricane Harvey

Cementing Millennials Downtown: Expressions and Impacts

This report explores how real estate developers are cementing Millennials in the downtowns of two Sun Belt cities, Phoenix and Houston, which are emerging sites of Millennial migration.
Phoenix downtown
Report: Jan 18, 2018
Demographics, Housing

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Wendie N. Choudary

  • Research Fellow, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Stephen L. Klineberg

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Founding Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
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Jie Wu

  • Director of Research Management, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Research Oversight Committee, Urban Data Platform
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