Houston, TX: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Houston, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
Houston at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (37.2% against 13.6%), then share of residents 65 and older (12.3% against 17.2%).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate2,397,315Up 4.2% from the April 2020 base of 2,299,649
- Median household income$64,813Below both Texas ($78,476) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age34.4Below both Texas (35.6) and the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older12.3%Below Texas (13.4%), well below the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)36.6%Above Texas (33.8%), close to the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)37.2%Well above both Texas (28.1%) and the US (13.6%)
The share with a bachelor's degree or higher is where Houston and San Antonio (190 miles apart) differ most: 36.6% against 29.0%, then the share of residents 65 and older (12.3% against 13.4%).
Local healthcare landscape in Houston
The Texas Medical Center anchors Houston's health care geography, and the city treats the Medical Center as its own super neighborhood, one that includes the original campus of the Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park, from which that campus was carved. The campus has since expanded well past its first site north of Holcombe and east of Fannin. Elsewhere, the city's planning department maps all of Houston into super neighborhoods. Greater Heights sits inside the 610 Loop in north central Houston, centered on Houston Heights, commonly called The Heights, which the city calls its first master-planned community. Neartown / Montrose, Greater Uptown, Midtown, Clear Lake, Kingwood and Sharpstown also appear on its list as separate super neighborhoods.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Greater Heights
- Neartown / Montrose
- Greater Uptown
- Medical Center
- Midtown
- Clear Lake
- Kingwood
- Sharpstown
Sources for this section
Who practices in Houston
NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Houston, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Houston is furthest above the US among plastic surgeons (2.2 times the US rate) and lowest among physical therapists (0.6 times).
| Specialty | In Houston | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 2,122 | 1 per 1,130 | 1 per 1,340 | Above |
| Chiropractors | 698 | 1 per 3,435 | 1 per 3,311 | Below |
| Dermatologists | 191 | 1 per 12,551 | 1 per 17,857 | Well above |
| Physical therapists | 1,269 | 1 per 1,889 | 1 per 1,181 | Well below |
| Optometrists | 640 | 1 per 3,746 | 1 per 5,291 | Well above |
| Podiatrists | 144 | 1 per 16,648 | 1 per 14,706 | Below |
| Plastic surgeons | 90 | 1 per 26,637 | 1 per 58,824 | Well above |
Private-sector health care employers in Harris County, 2024
2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 18.7% of them, well below the US share of 27.8%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments10,699Average employment 140,470
- Offices of physicians4,164
- Offices of dentists2,252
- Offices of other health practitioners2,003
What we'd prioritize for a Houston practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
Spanish-language service pages
37.2% of Houston residents speak Spanish at home (US 13.6%). Main service pages, forms and review requests get a Spanish version on the website.
A crowded field for plastic surgeons
2.2 times the US number of NPI-registered plastic surgeons per resident (one per 26,637 residents). A plastic surgeon here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for plastic surgeons.
Reviews and your Google Business Profile first
One NPI-registered dentist per 1,130 residents in Houston (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.
Target the neighborhoods you draw from
2,397,315 residents across 641 square miles is too big to target as one market. We would build local SEO around the areas near the office.
Texas advertising rules to know
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Location pages near Houston
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, mapped to places with the Census relationship files.
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