Insights

Harris County multifamily housing construction tops single-family development by largest margin in recent history

‘We’re changing family trees’: Education leaders see P-TECH model as pathway to better jobs

What's keeping Harris County housing unaffordable? These 4 charts and maps offer clues.

Many Harris County homeowners and renters continue to struggle with high housing costs, even as home sale prices plateau.

Harris County records biggest shift toward renting, away from homeownership in a decade

About 19,000 fewer Harris County households lived in a home they owned in 2024, while nearly 30,000 more households opted to rent, according to the Kinder Institute's 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.

New FEMA map would add 200 square miles, 115K housing units to Harris County floodplains

A Kinder Institute analysis illustrates the scope of proposed changes to Harris County’s floodplain map.

How Houstonians’ views on acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, gun access and other social issues are changing

The latest Kinder Houston Area Survey shows notable changes on LGBTQ+ acceptance, school funding and more.

Houston is filled with potentially polluted properties. Residents want them cleaned up.

The 45th Kinder Houston Area Survey shows Houstonians overwhelmingly support the redevelopment of brownfield sites across the region.

Tight-knit neighbors, better lives: How strong community ties can help Houstonians feel healthier, safer

New Kinder Institute research finds local residents living in neighborhoods with strong relationships and shared values have a higher probability of good health and feeling safe at home.

We asked 180 Houston advocates where to start on curbing food insecurity. Here’s what they said.

Houston-area advocates say collaboration, transportation and community engagement are key to reducing hunger.

San Antonio cracked down on problem landlords. Here’s what Houston could learn.

Fewer babies, migrating families: The demographic trends reshaping Houston’s public schools

A new Kinder Institute analysis provides fresh perspective on how birth and household movement trends are impacting school enrollment across Houston.

Houston’s population keeps growing, but new Census data reveals notable shifts

While the metro area's population continues to climb, particularly in the suburbs, domestic migration patterns are changing how growth is distributed.

Houston’s build-to-rent market keeps growing. Will federal legislation bring it down?

Houston’s small but fast-growing build-to-rent segment — in which companies construct new single-family homes and townhouses specifically to lease them — faces a major threat from federal legislation that would force most developers to sell their new properties.

Anti-Asian discrimination persists in Houston, survey data shows

A Kinder Institute survey found 40% of Houston-area Asian residents had recently been victims or known victims of discrimination.

How Texas plans to tie school accountability grades to college success, job wages

Texas plans to weight postsecondary readiness metrics in its academic accountability system starting in 2031, with the goal of getting more students on track to college and career success.