Electric companies in Harris County, Texas
Harris County, TX ranks 1 of 254 Texas counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 100.0. Harris County in Texas has 4,758,579 residents and 3 utilities listed by EIA. CenterPoint Energy delivers power to 2,485,470 home accounts in Texas at 4.93 cents per kWh for delivery alone, and you choose only the supplier.
Households in Harris County can pick a supplier. How to compare.
Harris County on the map
Harris County darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Harris County
| Utility listed for Harris County, TX | Type | Home accounts in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy in Harris County, TX | Investor Owned | 2,485,470 |
| Entergy Texas Inc. in Harris County, TX | Investor Owned | 457,369 |
| San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc in Harris County, TX | Cooperative | 31,774 |
CenterPoint Energy delivers power here and bills delivery only, so no plan price exists; you choose only the supplier. Which listed company serves your street depends on the address.
Outage risk in Harris County
Harris County, TX, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 265 in all, 5.6 per 100,000 residents of 4,758,579, rank 5 of 254 Texas counties. Property damage in Harris County, TX: $99.8M, with 29 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Harris County, TX
events a year, Harris County, TX
- 22'15
- 12'16
- 28'17
- 20'18
- 18'19
- 17'20
- 22'21
- 12'22
- 53'23
- 41'24
- 20'25
Events by type
| Harris County, TX | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County, TX, thunderstorm and high wind | Very High | 99.3 | 2 of 254 | 194 | 2024 (36) | $76.3M |
| Harris County, TX, tornado | Very High | 100.0 | 1 of 254 | 38 | 2017 (12) | $23.5M |
| Harris County, TX, hurricane and tropical storm | Very High | 100.0 | 1 of 250 | 8 | 2021 (3) | $0 |
| Harris County, TX, ice storm | Very High | 99.6 | 3 of 254 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Harris County, TX, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively High | 88.8 | 23 of 254 | 4 | 2025 (2) | $0 |
| Harris County, TX, heat wave | Very High | 99.7 | 2 of 254 | 21 | 2023 (17) | $0 |
Facts about Harris County
- Residents of Harris County, TX, ACS 2023
- 4,758,5791 of 254 Texas counties
- Households in Harris County, TX
- 1,728,1032.75 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Harris County, TX
- 54.8%946,389 owner and 781,714 renter households
- Median household income in Harris County, TX
- $73,10452 of 253 Texas counties
- Housing units in Harris County, TX
- 1,884,607156,504 vacant or seasonal, 8.3% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Harris County, TX
- 55.7%963,095 homes, 168 of 254 Texas counties
- Utilities listed for Harris County, TX
- 32 with a home price: Entergy Texas Inc., San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc
- ZIP areas touching Harris County, TX
- 13577002 to 77598
- Outage-linked storm events in Harris County, TX
- 265NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Harris County, TX
- 38.1%median year built 1988
- Flood claims in Harris County, TX
- 73,085NFIP 2015 to 2025, $6.5B paid
- Home energy burden in Harris County, TX
- 2.0%$1,805 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Bill and heat pump calculator, Harris County
Compare Harris County with its neighbours
- Montgomery County sits 27 miles north of Harris County, TX with 654,722 residents, 102 storm events, median home built 2003, energy burden 1.8%, income $97,266.
- Galveston County sits 31 miles southeast of Harris County, TX with 354,721 residents, 97 storm events, median home built 1989, energy burden 2.1%, income $85,348.
- Liberty County sits 37 miles northeast of Harris County, TX with 97,993 residents, 44 storm events, median home built 1994, energy burden 3.3%, income $64,773.
- Brazoria County sits 40 miles south of Harris County, TX with 381,650 residents, 117 storm events, median home built 1995, energy burden 2.1%, income $95,155.
- Chambers County sits 40 miles east of Harris County, TX with 49,178 residents, 21 storm events, median home built 2001, energy burden 2.2%, income $108,114.
Cost of living with electricity in Harris County
Harris County, TX: electricity $1,805 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,989, 2.0% of $99,508 income. 1,692,896 households in Harris County, TX spend about $3.1 billion a year on electricity and $3.4 billion on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Harris County, TX ($21,370 a year) spend 7.6% of income, 3.8 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Harris County, TX
| Harris County, TX | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County, TX, all households | 1,692,896 | $99,508 | $1,805 | $179 | $5 | 2.0% |
| Harris County, TX, lower income | 466,237 | $21,370 | $1,506 | $119 | $5 | 7.6% |
| Harris County, TX, owners | 924,703 | $133,481 | $2,194 | $273 | $7 | 1.9% |
| Harris County, TX, renters | 768,193 | $58,613 | $1,337 | $65 | $2 | 2.4% |
Housing and heating in Harris County
Harris County, TX: 718,323 of 1,884,607 homes were built before 1980 and 651,853 in 2000 or later. Harris County, TX has 1,069,971 detached houses, 598,542 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 50,318 mobile homes, and 781,714 of 1,728,103 households rent.
Age of homes in Harris County, TX
% of homes by decade built, Harris County, TX
- 3pre-40
- 340s
- 750s
- 960s
- 1770s
- 1680s
- 1290s
- 1800s
- 1510s
- 220+
Heating fuel in Harris County, TX
| Harris County, TX | Value | State median | Gap | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County, TX, median year built | 1988 | 1981 | +7 years | 64 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, built before 1980 | 38.1% | 48.9% | -10.8 points | 186 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, built 2000 or later | 34.6% | 23.8% | +10.7 points | 53 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, detached houses | 56.8% | 73.4% | -16.6 points | 246 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 31.8% | 3.7% | +28.1 points | 3 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, mobile homes | 2.7% | 14.1% | -11.4 points | 250 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, renter households | 45.2% | 25.5% | +19.7 points | 9 of 254 |
| Harris County, TX, median home value | $255,000 | $158,050 | +$96,950 | 36 of 250 |
| Harris County, TX, median gross rent a month | $1,349 | $928 | +$421 | 23 of 246 |
| Harris County, TX, people per household | 2.73 | 2.59 | +0.14 | 69 of 254 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Harris County
Harris County, TX: 73,085 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $6.5B paid, median paid claim $71,405.
206,279 of 1,245,880 residential structures in Harris County, TX carry an NFIP contract. 225,748 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Harris County, TX on 8 Sep 2026. Harris County, TX lists 16,612 repetitive-loss properties, 3,720 of them severe repetitive loss.
Harris County, TX: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Harris County, TX
flood claims a year, Harris County, TX
- 7,002'15
- 8,158'16
- 49,790'17
- 259'18
- 4,773'19
- 348'20
- 573'21
- 187'22
- 187'23
- 1,745'24
- 63'25
| Harris County, TX | Value | Median county | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County, TX, claims 2015-2025 | 73,085 | — | 1 of 140 |
| Harris County, TX, paid 2015-2025 | $6.5B | — | 1 of 140 |
| Harris County, TX, median paid claim | $71,405 | — | — |
| Harris County, TX, claims per 1,000 homes | 58.7 | 2.9 | 7 of 140 |
| Harris County, TX, homes with flood insurance | 16.6% | 0.7% | 8 of 222 |
| Harris County, TX, policies in force | 225,748 | — | — |
| Harris County, TX, repetitive-loss properties | 16,612 | — | — |
Harris County, TX: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Harris County: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Analyst note on Harris County
Harris County, TX counts 4,758,579 residents in 1,728,103 households. Harris County, TX touches 135 ZIP areas, 77002 to 77598, about 35,249 residents each. Household income in Harris County, TX is $73,104; 946,389 of its 1,728,103 households own.
963,095 of the 1,728,103 homes in Harris County, TX heat with electricity. Harris County, TX has 1,884,607 housing units, 156,504 (8.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 781,714 rented homes. Harris County, TX logged 265 storm events for its 4,758,579 residents.
The median home in Harris County, TX dates from 1988. Homes in Harris County, TX pay $1,805 a year for electricity.
Cities in Harris County
- Houston electricity rates2,300,419 residents
- Pasadena electricity rates149,345 residents
- Atascocita electricity rates93,926 residents
- Baytown electricity rates84,538 residents
- Spring electricity rates67,103 residents
- Channelview electricity rates43,536 residents
- La Porte electricity rates36,077 residents
- Deer Park electricity rates33,823 residents
ZIP codes in Harris County
- 77002
- 77003
- 77004
- 77005
- 77006
- 77007
- 77008
- 77009
- 77010
- 77011
- 77012
- 77013
- 77014
- 77015
- 77016
- 77017
- 77018
- 77019
- 77020
- 77021
- 77022
- 77023
- 77024
- 77025
- 77026
- 77027
- 77028
- 77029
- 77030
- 77031
- 77032
- 77033
- 77034
- 77035
- 77036
- 77037
- 77038
- 77039
- 77040
- 77041
- 77042
- 77043
- 77044
- 77045
- 77046
- 77047
- 77048
- 77049
- 77050
- 77051
- 77053
- 77054
- 77055
- 77056
- 77057
- 77058
- 77059
- 77060
- 77061
- 77062
- 77063
- 77064
- 77065
- 77066
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- 77068
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- 77070
- 77071
- 77072
- 77073
- 77074
- 77075
- 77076
- 77077
- 77078
- 77079
- 77080
- 77081
- 77082
- 77083
- 77084
- 77085
- 77086
- 77087
- 77088
- 77089
- 77090
- 77091
- 77092
- 77093
- 77094
- 77095
- 77096
- 77098
- 77099
- 77204
- 77336
- 77338
- 77339
- 77345
- 77346
- 77373
- 77375
- 77377
- 77379
- 77388
- 77389
- 77396
- 77401
- 77429
- 77433
- 77447
- 77449
- 77450
- 77484
- 77493
- 77502
- 77503
- 77504
- 77505
- 77506
- 77507
- 77520
- 77521
- 77530
- 77532
- 77536
- 77546
- 77547
- 77562
- 77571
- 77586
- 77587
- 77598
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Questions on Harris County
Harris County, TX: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Harris County, TX: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Texas average 14.94 cents per kWh, $164 a month at 1,096 kWh.
Harris County, TX: how many homes heat with electricity?
Harris County, TX: 963,095 of 1,728,103 occupied homes, 55.7%, rank 168 of 254.
Harris County, TX: median household income?
$73,104 in Harris County, TX, rank 52 of 253; 4,758,579 residents, 1,728,103 households.
Harris County, TX: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Harris County, TX: 265 NWS events, peak year 2023.
Harris County, TX: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Harris County, TX: 73,085 NFIP flood claims, $6.5B paid, 58.7 per 1,000 homes, 16.6% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Harris County, TX?
Harris County, TX: median home built 1988; 38.1% predate 1980, 56.8% detached, 31.8% in 5+ unit buildings.
Harris County, TX: share of income for energy?
Harris County, TX homes spend $1,805 a year on electricity, $1,989 on all energy: 2.0% of $99,508; 7.6% for lower incomes.