Houston Obamacare enrollment by income

The vast majority of Houston residents enrolled in 2025 in a Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plan reported their 2024 household income was 100% to 200% of the federal poverty level, or FPL.

The FPL for 2024 was $15,060 for an individual; $20,440 for a household of two; and $31,200 for a household of four. For full FPL cutoffs, click here.

Notes: Data includes residents in Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery and Waller counties. Data includes all marketplace consumers, including roughly 5% who didn't receive tax credits. Income data was not available for 11,287 consumers.

Household incomes are calculated using "modified adjusted gross income," which is adjusted gross income plus untaxed foreign income, non-taxable Social Security benefits and tax-exempt interest.
Chart: Kinder Institute for Urban ResearchSource: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2025 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Public Use FilesGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper