Reference Data in Houston 12 indicators covering reference data for Houston. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 971.31 Degree days 2025 up 2.4% 77th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 61.48 Degree days 2025 up 58.5% 281st Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 366.77 Degree days 2025 down 16.2% 1109th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -57.57 Degree days 2025 down 523.3% 198th Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 20.42 Days per year 2024 up 77.7% 177th Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 6.39 Days per year 2024 up 352.1% 114th Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 18.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2024 up 37.5% 1048th Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 1.63 Percentage of area 2023 — 253rd Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0.0004 Percentage of built-up area 2022 down 13.5% 274th Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons 2.34 million Persons 2023 up 9.2% 8th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 17.3 Percentage of national value 2025 down 26.4% 262nd Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed 48.7 Percentage of national value 2025 up 21.8% 78th