<page_title> Demographics of Houston </page_title> <section_title> Population and households </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,953,631 <col_header> Population </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,953,631 people in Houston.