By Matt Dulin, Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research
In 20 years, the population center of Harris County moved 2 miles, taking it from the heart of the historic Heights area and outside the Loop for the first time. It’s yet another sign of the suburban surge underway in the Houston area.
The center of population is one way the Census Bureau follows migration and growth trends at a 30,000-foot view. It’s a calculated metric meant to show the center of gravity, so to speak, around which the population is perfectly balanced.
The center of the population tells a story…
