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Population of the urban area in College Station
1975 – 2025 · 11 data points
4 of 6 · Towns of Houston
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
117,187
−2.4%
since 2020
Towns of Houston · 2025
4 of 6
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−6.1%
+1.4% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · College Station
117K
2025
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
The series at a glance College Station · 1975 – 2025
Latest value
117,187 · 2025
First value
58,776 · 1975
Highest
124,829 · 2015
Lowest
58,776 · 1975
Average change
+1.4% a year on average
Data points
11
By year
All years · 1975 – 2025
| Year | College Station | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117,187 | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 120,058 | −3.8% |
| 2015 | 124,829 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 117,860 | +16% |
| 2005 | 102,010 | +11% |
| 2000 | 92,022 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 85,321 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 78,069 | −1.7% |
| 1985 | 79,392 | +18% |
| 1980 | 67,000 | +14% |
| 1975 | 58,776 |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
1985 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population of the urban area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1.8M | |
| 2 | College Station | 79,392 | |
| 3 | Jacinto City | 71,131 | |
| 4 | Webster | 40,899 | |
| 5 | Atascocita | 28,544 | |
| 6 | The Woodlands | 22,115 |
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1985
What it means
How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.
How it is calculated
Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.
People
College Station in numbers
Population
32M
2025 · Texas
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
46.8
2025 · Texas
Size of the urban area
69
2025
Density of the urban area
1,698
2025
Median age
38.9
2024 · United States
Children under 15
20.1%
2024 · Texas
Children under 18
22.0%
2024 · United States
Residents 65 and over
13.1%
2021 · Texas
Life expectancy
77.1
2022 · Texas
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States