Harris County: Houston holds three in four of our $25M+ group

Harris County has about 80,500 residents of Asian Indian descent, up about 11% from the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. They are 1.7% of the county [1][3].

Our top tier is concentrated in one city. Of 141 people in our $25M+ bands in the county, 108 are in Houston, about 77% (our calculation) [8].

• 80,452 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Harris County, Texas, 2020–2024 average [1], or 1.7% of the population [3].
• +10.7% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 72,699 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 1,502 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Harris County, Texas at an estimated $1M+, of whom 374 are in our $5M+ bands [8].

Where Harris County, Texas's Indian-American residents live, by place

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 80,452 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Harris County, Texas [1]. Houston is the largest community, with 49% of the county total [4]–[7] (our calculation).

Place	Asian Indian residents	Share of place
Houston	39,244	1.7%
Missouri City	7,223	9.4%
Pearland	5,086	4.0%
The Woodlands CDP	3,591	3.0%
League City	2,608	2.2%
Stafford	1,598	9.2%
Cinco Ranch CDP	1,121	6.0%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [4]–[7]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Houston, counted whole across county lines, has about 39,200 [4]–[7]. Missouri City (about 7,200, a 9.4% share) and Stafford (9.2%) also extend into Fort Bend County [4]–[7]. Pearland (4%) and The Woodlands (3%) follow by share among larger places [4].

What the HeyAlbert database shows in Harris County, Texas

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 1,502 such people in Harris County, Texas [8]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$1M–5M	1,128
$5M–15M	233
$25M+ (probable)	26
$25M+ (likely)	115
Total, $1M+	1,502

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; “likely” and “probable” describe our confidence in the $25M+ tier. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+	of which $25M+
Houston	1,006	296	108
Bellaire	190	<25	<25
Katy	106	<25	<25
Missouri City	70	<25	<25
Spring	64	<25	<25
Tomball	27	<25	<25

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Cities in our database are matched by name to the Census places and townships in the county; a few that straddle a county line are counted whole, and large cities that extend well beyond the county are left out.

Our database places 1,502 people in Harris County at $1M+, 374 at $5M+ and 141 in our $25M+ bands [8]. Houston has 1,006 people in our set, 296 of them at $5M+ [8]. Bellaire has 190, Katy 106 and Missouri City 70, each with fewer than 25 at $5M+ [8].

Why our Harris County, Texas count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [8].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	1,124	75%
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	376	25%

Source: HeyAlbert database [8], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Home values support 1,124 of our 1,502 estimates and other public signals 376 [8]. Most people in our set, 1,128, are in the $1M–5M band [8].

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors and nonprofits, Harris County's top tier in our data is in the city of Houston itself, while the suburbs that extend into Fort Bend add volume at the first band.

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of October 2026 [8]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Indian-American wealth in Houston: a high-confidence top tier in the city
• Indian-American wealth in Fort Bend County: Sugar Land's established community
• Indian-American wealth in Texas: Frisco has the numbers, Houston the top tier
• Where $25M+ Indian-American families live: cities and states in our data

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in Harris County, Texas at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Harris County, Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US48201$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in Harris County, Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US48201$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, county subdivisions in Harris County, Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US48201$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
7. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, county subdivisions in Harris County, Texas. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US48201$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
8. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (October 2026 snapshot); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/