Houston city is in the
state of Texas in the United States of America and is considered one of the
most populated and diverse cities. It is situated in the southeast part of Texas
near the Gulf of Mexico. Houston is relatively a new city and was founded on
August 28, 1836; the city was named after General Sam Houston, who was
president of the Republic of Texas. Discovery of oil in the year 1901 has
resulted in establishment of big companies and is responsible for rapid
increase in the population of Houston. Houston is home of the world’s largest
concentration of healthcare, called Texas Medical Center, and the research
institution NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Houston is the number 1 job creator
city in the US and ranks second in the US in number of Fortune 500 companies
after New York City.
Houston is one of the
biggest innovative cites in the US because of its research in healthcare. The
Texas Medical Center is the largest employer in Houston. Houston has 21
hospitals, eight academic and research institutions and 50 other related
non-profit organizations. Apart from that Houston is a big center for the energy
industry in the United States which is responsible for high economic growth and
increase in population. This sector provides 3.4% of all the jobs in the
Houston area and because of that the unemployment rate of Houston is way below
the national level.
Houston is a port city and responsible for
international trade from its ports. Houston port is the largest in
international tonnage handled and third in terms of trading value. This also
makes Houston a place full of jobs. The fact that Houston is strong in the energy
sector and close to Latin American countries has attracted and established more
than 100 foreign-owned companies between 2008 to 2010. Houston is a home for
America’s astronaut corps and a significant research center and employer where
astronauts are trained to go to space.
Houston, being a highly
populated and economically vibrant city, is still very good and affordable for
living conditions. Considering the Living cost adjustments, Houston has the
highest pay in the US at around $73,000. Also, Houston is the most racially and
ethnically diverse large metropolitan area in the US. The Anglo population in
Houston is 39.7%, compared to 48.9% in New York. The Latino population is
almost equal to the Anglo population and the Asian population is rapidly
growing. Including diversity, food in Houston is also diverse specifically
Vietnamese food is well established because of the huge Vietnamese population.
The New York Times called Houston one of the country’s most exciting places to
eat.
Housing is easily affordable, and Houston did not
experience a bubble during the recession like other places in the country did.
The University of Houston and Rice University are two of the top universities
of United States. Houston has unique and world class museums and cultural
landmarks. Considering all the facts, Houston is great place to live and travel.
It is economically vibrant is racially diverse, has great food, has better
healthcare research, is affordable to live in and its beauty makes it one of
best cities in the world. (Pradeep Vyawahare)
Reference
Business
Insider. 18 Facts That Make
Houston The Best City In America. Retrieved November 17, 2016, from http://www.businessinsider.com/houston-best-city-in-america-2014-6#its-got-the-jobs-houston-is-the-no-1-city-for-job-creation-in-the-us-by-a-lot-1
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