Houston inflation
Prices in Houston since 2000
Up 83%
An average of 2.34% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices. $100 of 2000 spending here costs $183.10 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
1.3%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1915
How much prices in Houston have risen
| Since | Houston | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,107% | +1,290% | $1,206.57 |
| 1970 | +676% | +763% | $775.65 |
| 1980 | +241% | +307% | $341.40 |
| 1990 | +134% | +156% | $234.11 |
| 2000 | +83% | +95% | $183.10 |
| 2010 | +45% | +54% | $145.41 |
| 2020 | +23% | +29% | $123.21 |
Calculate Houston inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1915
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 277.7 | 1.3% | $1.02 |
| 2024 | 274.2 | 2.5% | $1.03 |
| 2023 | 267.6 | 3.5% | $1.06 |
| 2022 | 258.7 | 8.2% | $1.09 |
| 2021 | 239.0 | 4.3% | $1.18 |
| 2020 | 229.2 | 0.2% | $1.23 |
| 2019 | 228.8 | 1.3% | $1.23 |
| 2018 | 225.9 | 2.4% | $1.25 |
| 2017 | 220.7 | 2.0% | $1.28 |
| 2016 | 216.4 | 1.6% | $1.30 |
| 2015 | 213.0 | -0.2% | $1.33 |
| 2014 | 213.4 | 2.8% | $1.32 |
| 2013 | 207.6 | 1.6% | $1.36 |
| 2012 | 204.2 | 1.9% | $1.38 |
| 2011 | 200.5 | 3.3% | $1.41 |
| 2010 | 194.2 | 1.9% | $1.45 |
| 2009 | 190.5 | 0.3% | $1.48 |
| 2008 | 190.0 | 3.3% | $1.49 |
| 2007 | 183.8 | 1.8% | $1.54 |
| 2006 | 180.6 | 2.8% | $1.56 |
| 2005 | 175.6 | 3.6% | $1.61 |
| 2004 | 169.5 | 3.5% | $1.67 |
| 2003 | 163.7 | 2.8% | $1.72 |
| 2002 | 159.2 | 0.3% | $1.77 |
| 2001 | 158.8 | 3.0% | $1.78 |
| 2000 | 154.2 | 3.7% | $1.83 |
| 1999 | 148.7 | 1.3% | $1.90 |
| 1998 | 146.8 | 1.0% | $1.92 |
| 1997 | 145.4 | 1.9% | $1.94 |
| 1996 | 142.7 | 2.1% | $1.98 |
| 1995 | 139.8 | 1.4% | $2.02 |
| 1994 | 137.9 | 3.4% | $2.05 |
| 1993 | 133.4 | 3.3% | $2.12 |
| 1992 | 129.1 | 3.2% | $2.19 |
| 1991 | 125.1 | 3.7% | $2.26 |
| 1990 | 120.6 | 5.7% | $2.34 |
| 1989 | 114.1 | 4.2% | $2.47 |
| 1988 | 109.5 | 2.8% | $2.58 |
| 1987 | 106.5 | 2.5% | $2.65 |
| 1986 | 103.9 | -1.0% | $2.72 |
| 1985 | 104.9 | 2.1% | $2.69 |
| 1984 | 102.7 | 2.7% | $2.75 |
| 1983 | 100.0 | 2.8% | $2.82 |
| 1982 | 97.3 | 6.9% | $2.90 |
| 1981 | 91.0 | 10.0% | $3.10 |
| 1980 | 82.7 | 12.5% | $3.41 |
| 1979 | 73.5 | 13.3% | $3.84 |
| 1978 | 64.9 | 9.4% | $4.35 |
| 1977 | 59.3 | 7.2% | $4.76 |
| 1976 | 55.3 | 7.6% | $5.11 |
| 1975 | 51.4 | 11.5% | $5.49 |
| 1974 | 46.1 | 11.9% | $6.12 |
| 1973 | 41.2 | 5.6% | $6.85 |
| 1972 | 39.0 | 3.4% | $7.24 |
| 1971 | 37.7 | 3.6% | $7.49 |
| 1970 | 36.4 | 5.2% | $7.76 |
| 1969 | 34.6 | 6.5% | $8.16 |
| 1968 | 32.5 | 4.2% | $8.69 |
| 1967 | 31.2 | 2.6% | $9.05 |
| 1966 | 30.4 | 2.7% | $9.29 |
| 1965 | 29.6 | 1.4% | $9.54 |
| 1964 | 29.2 | 1.4% | $9.67 |
| 1963 | 28.8 | 1.1% | $9.80 |
| 1962 | 28.5 | 1.8% | $9.91 |
| 1961 | 28.0 | 0.7% | $10.08 |
| 1960 | 27.8 | 0.7% | $10.16 |
| 1959 | 27.6 | 1.1% | $10.23 |
| 1958 | 27.3 | 1.5% | $10.34 |
| 1957 | 26.9 | 3.1% | $10.50 |
| 1956 | 26.1 | 1.6% | $10.82 |
| 1955 | 25.7 | -0.4% | $10.99 |
| 1954 | 25.8 | 0.0% | $10.94 |
| 1953 | 25.8 | 1.2% | $10.94 |
| 1952 | 25.5 | 1.2% | $11.07 |
| 1951 | 25.2 | 7.7% | $11.20 |
| 1950 | 23.4 | 3.1% | $12.07 |
| 1949 | 22.7 | 0.0% | $12.44 |
| 1948 | 22.7 | 8.1% | $12.44 |
| 1947 | 21.0 | 17.3% | $13.44 |
| 1946 | 17.9 | 7.8% | $15.77 |
| 1945 | 16.6 | 2.5% | $17.01 |
| 1944 | 16.2 | 1.2% | $17.43 |
| 1943 | 16.0 | 5.3% | $17.65 |
| 1942 | 15.2 | 10.1% | $18.57 |
| 1941 | 13.8 | 4.5% | $20.46 |
| 1940 | 13.2 | 0.0% | $21.39 |
| 1939 | 13.2 | -0.8% | $21.39 |
| 1938 | 13.3 | 0.0% | $21.23 |
| 1937 | 13.3 | 3.9% | $21.23 |
| 1936 | 12.8 | 0.8% | $22.06 |
| 1935 | 12.7 | 3.3% | $22.23 |
| 1934 | 12.3 | 4.2% | $22.95 |
| 1933 | 11.8 | -4.1% | $23.93 |
| 1932 | 12.3 | -11.5% | $22.95 |
| 1931 | 13.9 | -9.2% | $20.31 |
| 1930 | 15.3 | -2.5% | $18.45 |
| 1929 | 15.7 | 0.6% | $17.98 |
| 1928 | 15.6 | -0.6% | $18.10 |
| 1927 | 15.7 | -1.9% | $17.98 |
| 1926 | 16.0 | -1.2% | $17.65 |
| 1925 | 16.2 | 2.5% | $17.43 |
| 1924 | 15.8 | -0.6% | $17.87 |
| 1923 | 15.9 | 0.0% | $17.76 |
| 1922 | 15.9 | -6.5% | $17.76 |
| 1921 | 17.0 | -11.5% | $16.61 |
| 1920 | 19.2 | 13.6% | $14.71 |
| 1919 | 16.9 | 16.6% | $16.71 |
| 1918 | 14.5 | 16.9% | $19.47 |
| 1917 | 12.4 | 22.8% | $22.77 |
| 1916 | 10.1 | 7.4% | $27.95 |
| 1915 | 9.4 | $30.04 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUURS37BSA0, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- What is the inflation rate in Houston?
- Prices in Houston were 1.3% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- How much have prices risen in Houston since 2000?
- 83%, compared with 95% for the U.S. as a whole. $100 of 2000 spending costs $183.10 now.
- What area does this cover?
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U series CUURS37BSA0).
- How often is Houston CPI updated?
- BLS prices the largest metro areas every month and the others every other month, so the latest figure can be a month older than the national one.