Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 183,634 people moved into the Houston metro and 158,632 moved out, a net of +25,002. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Dallas, TX leads both directions, with 12,618 people in and 13,372 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 73–75% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +26,337 in 2020–21 to +25,002 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
7,904,627
▲ 1.6% year over year · growing
Peak population
7,904,627
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+71,903); domestic migration added +7,308 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 7,904,627 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$230M
▲ $8.1B arrived · $7.9B left
Avg household income · movers
$79k in · $86k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 9%
Houston wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Houston metro in 2022–23 reported $8.1B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $7.9B with them, a net gain of $230M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $79k of income, vs $86k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 9%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 75% of inbound and 73% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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