Houston Open Data Catalog

Adopted budget

[Finance Department] The Budget dataset contains information about funds allocated by department and general ledger, as well as budgeted versus actual expenses, where applicable. This page, or other pages, in this Open Budget module presents financial information without inter…

Every City payment, monthly CSVs, current

[Finance Department] The Checkbook dataset includes information about the City's payments, including vendors and contracts. This portal contains checkbook information from 2018 to present.

Residential permits by month

[Planning and Development] A monthly and yearly summary of single-family and multi-family building permits applied for in the City of Houston.

City payroll by department, current

[Administration and Regulatory Affairs] There are over 20,000 employees working for the City of Houston. This portal contains payroll information from 2018 to present. The Payroll dataset includes information about the City of Houston employee payroll, including salary and yea…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) Gross Rent 5-Year Estimates spreadsheet provides data on rent cost ranges at the Census Block Group level across three counties in the Houston Metropolitan Area—Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery. Gross rent includes t…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) Housing Unit 5-Year Estimates spreadsheet provides data on income levels at the Census Block Group level across three counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area—Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery. These estimate…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) Housing Unit 5-Year Estimates spreadsheet provides data on the number and characteristics of housing units at the Census Block Group level across three counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area—Harris, Fort Be…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) Housing Value 5-Year Estimates spreadsheet provides data on the value ranges of owner-occupied housing units at the Census Block Group level across three counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area—Harris, Fort …

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates spreadsheet provides data on median gross rent at the Census Block Group level across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area. Gross rent includes the month…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates spreadsheet provides data on both median household income and median housing value at the Census Block Group level across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) Population Estimates by age and sex spreadsheet provides male and female population counts at the Census Block Group level across three counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area: Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgom…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s population of ages 25 and older by level of education attainment at the Census Block Group level across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Co…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s residents ages 16 and older by their employment status at the Census Block Group level across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties in …

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s residents aged 5 and older by language spoken at home at the Census Block Group level across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties in t…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Population Estimates by Race and Ethnicity spreadsheet provides demographic data at the Census Block Group level across three counties in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area—Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery.…

[Administration and Regulatory Affairs] The Transportation Section is responsible for issuing licenses and permits to the operators and drivers of several different categories of vehicles for hire that include...

[Administration and Regulatory Affairs] The Transportation Section is responsible for issuing licenses and permits to the operators and drivers of several different categories of vehicles for hire that include...

[Finance Department] List of all Contracts with the City of Houston. E-Catalog Pull Notes: Does not include the vendor name, see the Vendor List resource and join on OA to find the vendor...

[Legacy Portal] The Transportation Section is responsible for issuing licenses and permits to the operators and drivers of several different categories of vehicles for hire that include...

[Finance Department] This data represents solicitations for various goods and services for purchases for all departments within the City of Houston that were previously posted on the City’s e-bid site. Both formal (over $50,000.00) and informal ($50,000.00 and under) solicitatio…

[Administration and Regulatory Affairs] This dataset includes all service requests filed in BARC's work order management system (Chameleon). This system includes service requests filed by the public through 311 along...

[Administration and Regulatory Affairs] BARC Dog intakes for Calendar Years 2011 and 2012 and the associated outcomes. This dataset was used for a study by Rice University Computational and Applied Math Interns.

[City of Houston] This date table captures calendar dates since 2014, flagged by fiscal periods, city holidays, and business days. It is updated as new city holidays are approved to ensure accuracy and consistency over time.

[Legacy Portal] Per City Ordinance, Sec. 26-372(e), any establishment wishing to use the public streets for valet pick-up/drop-off of vehicles must do so in a valet zone that is designated by...

[Legacy Portal] Commercial Vehicles that wish to use commercial loading zones or commercial vehicles that wish to use metered parking without payment need to be permitted with the City. See...

[Legacy Portal] Companies that wish to provide valet services must be registered with the City. See http://www.houstontx.gov/parking/valet.htm to learn more. See also for a related dataset:...

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides data on the average household size by renter and owner-occupied households. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a five-year period, which p…

[Department of Neighborhoods] The Department of Neighborhoods Inspections & Public Service (IPS) enforces Chapter 10 of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances. Violations under this section include:...

[City of Houston] A listing of the Business Areas (for accounting and budget purposes) recognized by the City of Houston. Business Areas usually overlap with the department of the same name - but...

[City Secretary's Office] Three campaign finance datasets are contained in this open data set. Candidates, officeholders, and special purpose committees for the City of Houston are required to self...

[Finance Department] The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a forward looking document outlining the City of Houston's infrastructure improvement strategy. This plan organizes projects by priority,...

[Finance Department] This dataset contains electricity chargebacks to all departments, by cost center, to all City Departments that pay for electricity through Revolving Fund 1002 (Central Service...

[General Services Department] City of Houston facilities as maintained by the General Services Department. This dataset comes from William Whitehead

[Legacy Portal] This is the master list of the fees charged by the City of Houston for various services, licenses, permits, and other misc. items. Please be sure to visit the fee schedule app...

[Finance Department] This dataset includes various resources related to the City of Houston's approved budgets for multiple fiscal years. Please read the resource information for additional...

[Finance Department] Listing of Fund Centers used by the City of Houston. Fund Centers are used for budgeting and are groups inside of a business area (sometimes they overlap with personnel...

[Finance Department] A Listing of City of Houston Funds, along with their fund type and financial use. For most information about fund accounting, check out Wikipedia:...

[Houston Health Department] Includes violations found during inspections by the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department's Consumer Health Division at locations that serve food.

[Houston Health Department] List of last inspections carried out by the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department's Consumer Health Division at facilities that serve food by account (location).

[Houston Health Department] Inspections carried out by the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department's Consumer Health Division of food service handling at temporary events

[Houston Health Department] List of individual inspections carried out by the City of Houston Health and Human Services Department's Consumer Health Division at facilities that serve food. A restaurant or...

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides data on the number of housing units and their occupancy and tenure characteristics. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a five-year period,…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides median gross rent. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a five-year period, which produces more reliable statistics for smaller towns and ne…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides median household income and median housing value. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a five-year period, which produces more reliable stat…

[Finance Department] Dataset presents the original and current budget, and actual activity. Last update 5/31/2017, but plans to resume updates coming soon.

[Legacy Portal] Parking citations issued by the City of Houston's Parking Management Divsion. See resources for more information and details.

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s residents by age, including groups such as under 5, 5–9, up to 85 and over. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collect…

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s population of ages 25 and older by level of education attainment. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a …

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s residents ages 16 and older by their employment status. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a five-year …

[Planning and Development] The American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year and 5‑Year estimates for Houston, TX provides a detailed breakdown of the city’s residents aged 5 and older by language spoken at home. The ACS 5-Year estimates are based on surveys collected over a five-year p…