Market to Houston`s active, engaged consumers.
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Market to Houston`s active, engaged consumers.
Market to Houston’s active, engaged consumers. Make your mark in a dynamic top-10 media market. Each product in the Houston Chronicle portfolio brings energy, synergy and cost efficiency to the business of reaching customers in a DMA with total consumer buying power of $109 billion. Source: Demographics USA Call us at 713-362-3565 or 1-800-735-3815. E-mail: [email protected]/adsite find it here 3 Overview of a Power Market 4 Powerful Reach 5 Chronicle Readership and Circulation 6 Chron.com — Where Houston Lives 7 Multiple Distribution Options 8 The Character of Houston 8 Quality of Life & Cost of Living 9 Arts & Entertainment 10 Sports 11 Houston Industry & Jobs Profile 12 Job Market 13-16 International Mecca; Houston Diversity 17Reader Profile Houston Chronicle market/readership book 2 powerbase. Whether you’re measuring DMA, CBSA or city size, Houston is one of the nation’s most important markets. 10th largest DMA in the nation and growing almost twice as fast as the nation as a whole. The DMA is defined by Nielsen Media and is known more commonly as the television or broadcast market. 4RINITY 0OLK The Houston Designated Market Area: DMA Population: 5.9 million Including 20 counties: Austin, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Jackson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton 7ALKER 3AN*ACINTO 'RIMES -ONTGOMERY ,IBERTY 7ASHINGTON #HAMBERS !USTIN 7ALLER &ORT"END #OLORADO 7HARTON *ACKSON 'ALVESTON "RAZORIA -ATAGORDA 6th largest CBSA in the nation as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The Houston Core Based Statistical Area: CBSA Population 5.6 million Including 10 counties: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto and Waller 4th largest city in the nation. Population: 2.2 million Includes: portions of Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend counties. Source: Demographics USA 2008 The Houston Chronicle is Texas’ largest newspaper. #ALHOUN #"3!AREA 1st 1st in circulation, with 427,223 daily and 583,364 Sunday. in readership, with 1.1 million daily and 1.7 million Sunday. Sources: Audit Bureau of Circulations for the six-month period ended March 31, 2009; 2009 Scarborough Report, Houston DMA adults. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 3 powerful combined reach Like consumers around the nation, Houstonians turn to newspapers and the Web before buying goods and services. Preferred Ad Source Please indicate the medium “You prefer for receiving advertising information.” 30% Internet Radio Yellow Pages 23% 10% 9% Television 9% TV 30% Ads in the mail 10% Mail Internet Newspaper ads 23% Newspapers What do I turn to FIRST when buying something? 4% Radio 3% Yellow Pages 2% 1% % of Houston-area consumers Source: Scarborough Research 2008 Chronicle Reach Outperforms Broadcast Sunday Chronicle (1 ad insertion) Daily Chronicle (1 ad insertion) CBS-KHOU TV (5 prime-time spots) ABC-KTRK TV (5 prime-time spots) FOX-KRIV TV (5 prime-time spots) NBC-KPRC TV (5 prime-time spots) KODA FM (10 morning-drive spots) KMJQ FM (10 morning-drive spots) KTBZ FM (10 morning-drive spots) KBXX FM (10 morning-drive spots) KTRH AM (10 morning-drive spots) 39% 27% 14% 12% 11% 10% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% Houston Chronicle market/readership book 4 What prompted my last unplanned purchase? 23% Internet Newspaper ads 21% 12% Ads in the mail 12% Television Radio Yellow Pages 2% 1% % of Houston-area consumers Source: Scarborough Report 2008 think. Take advantage of the brand equity built into an award-winning, ink-and-paper core product. One issue of the daily Chronicle reaches more than 27% of adults in the Houston DMA and 42% over a five-day span. One issue of the Sunday Chronicle reaches 39% of adults in the Houston DMA and more than 53% over four Sundays. One ad in the daily Chronicle reaches more Houston adults than 250 morning drive-time radio spots or 11 prime-time television spots and the Sunday Chronicle reaches more Houston adults than 1,150 morning drive-time radio spots or 23 prime-time television spots. Daily average-issue readership 1 2 3 4 5 The Washington Post Houston Chronicle The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Chicago Tribune The Dallas Morning News 34% 28% 22% 20% 20% The Washington Post Houston Chronicle Atlanta Journal-Constitution Chicago Tribune The Boston Globe 45% 39% 34% 33% 30% Source: Scarborough 2009 Release 1, Local DMA Daily/Sunday Newspaper Penetration Report Circulation 3/31/09 The New York Times 1 1,026,771 Los Angeles Times 2 736,383 The Washington Post 3 653,445 (New York) Daily News 4 578,820 New York Post 5 529,385 Chicago Tribune 6 481,130 Houston Chronicle 7 427,223 The Arizona Republic 8 392,831 Denver Post 9 384,671 10 361,554 Long Island Newsday 10 largest U.S. Sunday newspapers Sunday average-issue readership 1 2 3 4 5 10 largest U.S. daily newspapers Circulation 3/31/09 The New York Times 1 1,451,233 Los Angeles Times 2 1,019,388 The Washington Post 3 868,965 Chicago Tribune 4 858,256 (New York) Daily News 5 644,766 Detroit Free Press 6 585,022 Houston Chronicle 7 583,364 Philadelphia Inquirer 8 550,400 The Denver Post 9 526,235 10 516,562 The Arizona Republic Source: As filed with Audit Bureau of Circulations for the six-month period ended March 31, 2009. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 5 — Where Houston lives Combined with our trusted print products, chron.com offers unprecedented reach. It is Houston’s top local news site, and a search engine, e-mail and mobile marketing phenom. News & Information Chron.com is Houston’s top news site, with more than 70% penetration. Rank Name Reach Penetration chron.com Yahoo! News NYTimes.com RealCities Network MSNBC 1.3MM 518k 513k 434k 420k 70.5% 28.1% 27.8% 23.5% 22.8% 1 2 3 4 5 Chron.com has more unique visitors than local broadcast sites chron.com khou.com Click2houston.com abc13.com myfoxhouston.com 39online.com 2,990,000 614,000 516,000 208,000 170,000 25,000 Source: Neilsen @Plan, November 2008. Based on 12-month average. Source: Neilsen/NetRatings NetView; Standard Metrics, Month of December 2008. chron.com Marketing Tools Channels E-mail Marketing — Our permission-based database contains more than 450,000 e-mail addresses. Full-service program, from deployment to results reporting. 29-95.com — for 21-34-year-olds seeking all that’s hip-but-hidden in Houston Yahoo Behavioral Targeting — Don’t need a mass audience? Target a niche! MomHouston.com — where local parents share opinions, tips, artwork, photos etc. Lat49 Mapvertising — Embed your geo-targeted display ads in online maps. Mobile.chron.com — Expand your brand and reach consumers on the go; 39% of mobile Internet users spend more than two hours a week on their phone Internet. SEM — Chron.com harnesses Local Edge search engine marketing to maximize your visibility on the four major search engines. We cover every step — planning, dedicated tracking, ongoing refinement, transparent reporting. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 6 PetsHouston.com — for those captivated with animals HoustonBelief.com — where Houston believers and non-believers think out loud Houstongrows.com — It’s all about the garden! Distribution Options The Houston Chronicle combines intense local market reach with a variety of targeted products to deliver marketing messages to the audience your business needs. Targeted Inserts Inserts in the Chronicle reach highly desired subscriber households six days a week. Add shared-mail ChronValues inserts to non-subscriber households on Tuesday/Wednesday for total market coverage. The combined footprint of subscriber and non-subscriber delivery reaches more than 2.1 million households. Sub-ZIP targeting at the carrier route level brings you a more defined audience. We use more than 2,200 data selects to define the audience that best fits your business needs. Our carrier-delivered Select Market Coverage program reaches more than 180,000 affluent, non-subscribing homes on Thursdays. Direct Mail Hearst Direct’s turnkey services for local, regional or national marketing. Database Marketing — With Market Analysis, Customer Analysis, Predictive/Response Modeling, Customized Database Analysis, GIS Mapping and Data Processing, our dedicated analysts help manage your customer or prospect databases to increase responses and revenue. Commercial Printing — Sheet-fed and heatset web printing, with flexible paper buying and scheduling options. Static short-run printing, version printing or fully customized printing with variable printing and imaging capabilities. Mail Services — The Chronicle prepares and delivers more than 15 million mail pieces weekly with an onsite USPS Mail Unit. We offer laser personalization, ink-jetting, hand work, binding and poly wrap. E-Marketing Personalized URLs (PURLs) create a “green” interactive platform and provide a custom site for program information retrieval. Real time information and tracking. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 7 houston. America’s fourth largest city is a mecca of influence, affluence and excellence. And if anyone knows Houston, it’s the Chronicle. Houstonians are educated, and have a strong work ethic. Eighty percent of our workforce is confident that hard work is rewarded in their city. Source: Houston Area Survey 1982-2005: Public Perceptions in Remarkable Times Houston offers more than 100 degree-granting colleges, community colleges, technical schools and institutes for knowledge seekers, accounting for more than 360,000 students annually. Source: Greater Houston Partnership, Houston Facts 2008 Houstonians are pumped for fitness and recreation. There are more than 690 city and county parks here and more than a dozen state parks nearby, totaling more than 63,400 land and water acres. In U.S. metro areas of more than 2 million residents, Houston has low cost of living and housing year after year. Overall, expenses are 11% and housing costs are 25% below the major metro average. Houston - Sugar Land Baytown, TX Dallas - Forth Worth Arlington, TX Atlanta - Sandy Springs Marietta, GA Denver Aurora, CO Miami - Fort Lauderdale Miami Beach, FL Seattle - Tacoma Bellevue, WA Boston - Cambridge Quincy, MA-NH Washington - Arlington Alexandria, DC VA San Francisco - Oakland Fremont, CA New York - Newark Edison, NY NJ PA % Below National Average -10.9 -7.7 % Above National Average -5.1 1.9 13.2 16.2 29.5 34.4 51.3 54.4 Cost of living comparisons: Selected MSAs Index: Average of 309 urban areas = 100 Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, First Quarter 2009 Houston Home Market The Houston area is home to more than: 180 golf courses, and hiking and biking trails, health clubs, gyms and fitness centers. The climate is mild year-round, with these average high temperatures: spring 78˚, summer 92˚, fall 81˚ and winter 64˚. Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Houston is the third most popular U.S. city for moving companies. It’s the second most favored city for corporate expansions and relocations. • Houston has 6.1 months of housing inventory, considerably lower than other major metro areas. Markets such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Orlando and San Diego have 15+ months of supply. • In the last 12 months, Houston home values increased 3.8%, in marked contrast to markets such as Las Vegas (-29%), Los Angeles, (-16.6%), Miami (-25.4%) and Phoenix (-17.3%). Sources: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Home Price Index; Metrostudy 2009 Houston Chronicle market/readership book 8 leisure to please Houston is home to the cultured and the casual: acclaimed symphony, opera, drama and ballet companies and the nation’s third-largest population of working artists. The Alley Theatre is the nation’s oldest continuously operating resident theater company outside of New York City. Houston’s big shoppers and spenders accounted for a total of $84.8 billion in gross retail sales in 2008. The Houston Theater District is second only to New York City in concentration of seats, and our museum district is the fourth largest in the nation. The Houston Airport System is fourth largest in America and sixth largest in the world. And it’s the country’s sixth largest international passenger gateway, serving nearly 52 million travelers in 2007. This accounts for $24 billion in economic impact on the Houston economy. The Houston Ballet is the fourth largest company in the country. The Houston Livestock Show and RodeoTM boasts the world’s largest rodeo attendance: 1,890,332 in 2009 with a local economic impact of more than $344 million. Galveston is the nation’s fifth busiest cruise port, home to a year-round fleet of five passenger vessels. In addition, a new, $81 million Bayport Cruise Terminal opened 2008. With more than 11,000 restaurants to choose from, it’s no wonder that Houstonians dine out more than residents of any other city. Sources: Greater Houston Partnership; Demographics USA 2008; Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau; HLSR.com; www.houstonairportsystem.org; Lloyd’s Cruise International; portofhouston.com Houston is one of the top three fastestgrowing restaurant markets in Texas. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 9 plenty of teamwork Sports and hospitality rule in Houston, with world-class stadiums, sports complexes, convention and hospitality facilities. Football The 71,500-seat Reliant Stadium is a $449million complex and the world’s first retractableroof NFL stadium. Home to the Houston Texans, it hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 – an event that had an economic impact of more than $275 million statewide. Baseball The 42,000-seat Minute Maid Park, a $248million complex, is home to the 2005 National League Champion Houston Astros, who brought the World Series to its field. The park also hosted the 2004 All-Star Game, which had an estimated $50-$55 million impact on the city. Basketball and Hockey Toyota Center, a $175-million sports complex, is home to the two-time world-champion Houston Rockets and the Houston Aeros hockey team. Toyota Center hosted the 2006 NBA All-Star Game. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 10 Soccer Houston welcomed the Dynamo in late 2005, its first-ever Major League Soccer team. And the Dynamo brought the MLS Cup Championship to Houston in 2006 and 2007! Crowd control The number of downtown hotel rooms is robust and ready to welcome more than 850,000 people annually. The entire Houston area offers more than 70,000 hotel rooms. Venues are more accessible to Houstonians and visitors alike with Houston’s $300-million light rail system, which serves downtown, midtown, Texas Medical Center and Reliant Park. In 2007, 31.39 million visitors spent more than $10.7 billion in the greater Houston area. Sources: Greater Houston Partnership; Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. powerful industry mix The rich and unique mix of industries in Houston makes for a healthy economy and dynamic commercial atmosphere. Energy Houston remains the energy center of the country and the world center for almost every segment of the petroleum industry. •Sixteen of the top-25 U.S. publicly traded oil-and-gas exploration and production firms are headquartered here or have major divisions here. •Nine major energy firms recently have relocated here. •The Texas Gulf Coast’s oil refining capacity accounts for 23% of the U.S. total. •Houston welcomes approximately 67,000 people from 2,400 companies in 30 countries to its annual Offshore Technology Conference. Source: Greater Houston Partnership. Twenty-three of the largest 25 U.S. engineering firms have Houston offices. •Nearly 77,500 engineers and architects are employed by Houston’s 2,727 firms. Source: Greater Houston Partnership Computers/Software Houston is the third fastest-growing high-tech city in the country, and the first in Texas. •Houston is home to 300+ software develop- ment companies – including one of the nation’s largest, NASA’s Johnson Space Center – with estimated annual revenues of $4.2 billion. •The greater Houston area employs more than 49,000 software professionals. Source: Greater Houston Partnership Shipping/Maritime The Port of Houston is the nation’s largest port in international tonnage and second in total tonnage. •The Port brought in $1.3 billion of state/ local taxes and $442 million of customs revenue, and has a total annual economic impact of $14 billion. •Total value of foreign trade through the Port is estimated at $114.2 billion annually. Source: Port of Houston Authority Electronics Houston is No. 1 in the country for test and measurement equipment and environmental equipment jobs. •Roughly 350 Houston companies employ more than 25,000 people in electronics manufacturing. Source: Greater Houston Partnership Chemicals Aerospace Houston’s Johnson Space Center employs 17,000 engineers, scientists and administrative personnel. •As one of NASA’s largest R&D facilities, its fiscal expenditures totaled $16.2 billion in 2005. Source: Greater Houston Partnership Healthcare Engineering Houston holds nearly 41% of the country’s base petrochemical capacity. •Approximately 400 Houston-based chemical plants employ more than 33,000 people. Source: Greater Houston Partnership Financial Services Houston’s Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world and home to the country’s No. 1 cancer center and No. 3 rehabilitation center. •The TMC treats more than 5.5 million patients annually. •It has a $15 billion impact on the local economy annually. •It is Houston’s largest employer, of approximately 73,600. Houston is headquarters to several major U.S. financial corporations. •More than 78,000 Houstonians are employed by 9,049 area finance, insurance, real estate and banking firms. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Greater Houston Partnership Source: www.tmc.edu Houston Chronicle market/readership book 11 a city that works Houston is expected to outperform other U.S. cities in coming years. Population growth projections for Houston in coming years show an average annual increase of 1.8%, while employment growth increases 1.5%. 10 Population & employment Houston, 2000-2030 The Houston metro ranks #2 for employment growth among the 10 most populous U.S. metros, beating out Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Chicago and New York. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment & Unemployment, March 4, 2009 Houston’s unemployment rate has generally tracked the rest of the country. Houston’s unemployment rate 9% 8% 7% (000,000) 8 6 4 2 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Population Population Forecast Employment Employment Forecast Source: The Perryman Group, Spring 2007. Houston’s gross area product (GAP) is expected to grow by 3.91% annually, on average from 2005-2030, as our region’s goods and services gain in value. Real gross area product 6% Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Consolidated metropolitan statistical area (cmsa) 5% 2005-2030 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 1/00 1/01 1/02 1/03 1/04 1/05 1/06 HoustonMSA 1/07 1/08 1/09 U.S. Source: Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics March 2009 Houston Chronicle market/readership book 12 2030 2025 2020 2015 2010 2005 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Constant ’05 dollars (in billions) Source: The Perryman Group, Spring 2009 700 800 community matters Houston is proud of its international status. It is driven by diversity in terms of both trade and the exchange of ideas and cultures. Houston offers an internationally competitive business environment HOUSTON TX, USA -0.6 Toronto, Canada % Below U.S. cost % Above U.S. cost 1.5 Sydney, Australia 2.7 Boston, MA USA 6.7 Paris, France 7.1 Naples, Italy New York City, NY USA Yokohoma, Japan Frankfurt, Germany London, United Kingdom Sources: KPMG’s Guide to International Business Location Houston continually ranks 2rd among top U.S. metros in number of foreign consulates, with 86. Sources: Business Houston – Gateway to Global Markets 2007 and Houston International Protocol Alliance, March 2007 City Consular Offices 8.5 9.2 14.8 21.1 29.3 New York Houston Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco Miami Atlanta Dallas Houston metro ranks 3rd in the number of Fortune 500 headquarters — with 26 — behind only New York and Chicago and ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth. • Of the world’s 100 largest non-U.S.-based companies, more than half have corporate operations in Houston. Source: Greater Houston Partnership. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 13 107 86 85 72 71 56 53 30 the heart of diversity One of the most ethnically rich U.S. cities, Houston’s diversity grows nearly twice as fast as the nation’s overall. White 79% The Houston Metro population Hispanic* African-American 16% is expected to exceed 6.9 million by 2025. Asian/Other 29% 3% 4.72 5.12 5.55 6.00 6.45 6.93 Houston’s diverse demographics Source: Demographics USA 2008, Houston DMA *Percentages total more than 100 because Hispanics can be of any race. 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Populations are shown in 000,000. Source: Texas State Data Center Houston’s population is ever-evolving. Houston Metro 10-year growth projection* Components of population change Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA % of total Houston population growth 90,000 Houston’s Hispanic community leads the way in contribution to the population growth. 80,000 70,000 Hispanic 75% 60,000 50,000 African-American 12% 40,000 30,000 Other 12% 20,000 10,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Migration Sources: U.S. Bureau International of the Census, March 2009. Domestic Migration Natural Increase Houston Chronicle market/readership book 14 Anglo 2% Source: Texas State Data Center Projections, percentage of total Houston population growth. * Percentages total more than 100 due to rounding. Houston: people profiles Houston residents with varied backgrounds and interests share this: they are active, engaged consumers. 3rd largest Hispanic population among U.S. cities • Median HHI of $41,255 • Children in household • Homeowners • Employed in blue-collar occupations • $171 billion in consumer buying power • Median age: 33.7 years • Ranks in the Top 10 best cities for Hispanics The Average Houstonian: a full-time white-collar employee • Median HHI of $58,678 • Married • Homeowner • High school graduate with some college • Younger on average than residents of other U.S. metro areas • Median age: 42.9 years Sources: 2008 Scarborough Report, Houston DMA Adults; Demographics USA 2008; Selig Center for Economic Growth Houston Chronicle market/readership book 15 11th in U.S. AsianAmerican populations; 1st in Texas • Median HHI of $65,846 • Married with children • College-educated • Employed in white-collar occupations • $32 billion in consumer buying power in Texas • Median age: 37 years • 3% of Houston DMA population Eighth in the nation in African-American population; 1st in Texas • Median HHI of $47,285 • Married with children • High school graduate • Homeowner • White-collar occupations • Median age: 40.5 years • $71 billion in consumer buying power in Texas • 16% of Houston DMA population Sources: 2008 Scarborough Report, Houston DMA Adults; Demographics USA 2008; Selig Center for Economic Growth Houston Chronicle market/readership book 16 ready. Are you ready for Chronicle readers and Chron.com users? These prime consumers are married, educated, employed in white-collar occupations and homeowners. They have a median HHI of $76K and are age 47+. Daily Chronicle Total Pop. Total % Target Pop. Target % Sunday Chronicle Index Target Pop. Target % Integrated Audience* Index Target Pop. Houston DMA 4,389,828 100 1,197,736 100 100 1,726,367 100 Gender Men 2,181,220 49.7 642.456 53.6 108 829,676 48.1 Women 2,208,608 50.3 555,280 46.4 92 896,691 51.9 Age Range 18 - 24 586,746 13.4 87,558 7.3 55 165,298 9.6 25 - 34 884,335 20.1 125,408 10.5 52 227,004 13.1 35 - 44 893,575 20.4 197,548 16.5 81 311,409 18 45 - 54 865,884 19.7 264,079 22 112 355,380 20.6 55 - 64 613,920 14 249,575 20.8 149 334,340 19.4 65+ 545,368 12.4 273,568 22.8 184 332,936 19.3 Race/Ethnicity White 2,284,047 52 797,441 66.6 128 1,105,318 64 Black/African-American 574,538 131 159,956 13.4 102 249,203 14.4 Asian 117,372 2.7 28,465 2.4 89 43,806 2.5 Other 87,942 2 31,614 2.6 132 39,757 2.3 Spanish/Hispanic origin 1,325,929 30.2 180,260 15.1 50 288,283 16.7 Marital Status Married 2,635,066 60 799,698 66.8 111 1,142,829 66.2 Never Married (Single) 1,128,425 25.7 206,669 17.3 67 315,348 18.3 Widowed 221,627 5 88,870 7.4 147 117,787 6.8 Legally separated 49,965 1.1 10,856 0.9 80 17,095 1 Divorced 354,745 8.1 91,643 7.7 95 133,308 7.7 Level of Education High school graduate 1,327,397 30.2 292,569 24.4 81 464,214 26.9 100 2,410,117 100 100 97 103 1,211,606 1,198,511 50.3 49.7 101 99 48 63 89 121 143 156 270,642 354,609 482,181 502,642 422,420 377,623 11.2 14.7 20 20.9 17.5 15.7 84 73 98 106 125 126 123 110 95 115 55 1,483,731 332,036 58,218 51.678 484.454 61.6 13.8 2.4 3.1 20.1 118 105 90 107 67 110 71 135 87 96 1,539,718 517,449 133,759 20,793 198,398 63.9 21.5 5.5 0.9 8.2 106 84 110 76 102 89 644,272 26.7 88 Some college 1,239,220 28.2 404,213 33.7 120 574,516 33.3 118 784,583 32.6 115 College graduate 1,157,634 26.4 425,995 35.6 135 587,625 34 129 812,210 33.7 128 Some Post graduate 103,372 2.4 36,522 3 129 54,280 3.1 Household Income Less than $25,000 583,132 13.3 110,944 9.3 70 148,711 8.6 $25,000 - $34,999 519,114 11.8 79,389 6.6 56 133,017 7.7 $35,000 - $49,999 766,723 17.5 180,651 15.1 86 262,776 15.2 $50,000 - $74,999 707,081 16.1 175,791 14.7 91 276,309 16 $75,000 or more 1,813,778 41.3 650,961 54.3 132 905,554 52.5 134 74,455 3.1 131 65 65 87 99 127 223,935 195,501 380,693 381,455 1,228,533 9.3 8.1 15.8 15.8 51 70 69 90 98 123 (12th grade or GED) (1-3 years-not Grad or AA/Ass.) (4 year college) Sources: 2009 Scarborough Report. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 17 Target % Index The 2008 Houston Scarborough Report Survey Methodology Conducted by Scarborough Research Corporation, New York, New York. Respondents: Random sample of adults 18+ residing in telephoned households (listed and unlisted) Survey Time Period: Telephone questionnaires (readership data) September 2007-February 2008 Mail questionnaires (shopping data) September 2007-March 2008 •Newspaper readership data •Radio listening data •Demographics Market area: DMA Telephone questionnaires: 3,082 Areas surveyed: Designated Market Area (DMA) consists of Austin, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Jackson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington and Wharton counties. Houston Chronicle market/readership book 18