City profile · Megacity
Houston, Texas
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Houston, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John Whitmire
- Role
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 2,314,157
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcehoustontx.gov/mayor ↗
- Official leadership pagehoustontx.gov/mayor ↗
- City websitehoustontx.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John Whitmire CurrentMayor · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 2,314,157
- Median household income
- $60,440
- Median age
- 33.9
- Land area
- 640.75 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,611.6 per sq mi
- County
- Harris County
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$8.1B
- City hall phone
- (713) 837-0311
- Official website
- houstontx.gov ↗
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