Aldine vs South Houston

A side-by-side comparison of Aldine and South Houston: population, income, housing, and more.

Aldine and South Houston are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Houston has the higher population (16,017 vs 15,434 in Aldine). South Houston has the higher median household income ($52,611 vs $40,916 in Aldine). South Houston has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $104,600 in Aldine).

Population, income & housing

	Aldine	South Houston
Population	15,434	16,017
Median age	31.0 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,916	$52,611
Median home value	$104,600	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,325	$1,174
Housing units	4,541	5,529
Homeownership rate	60.6%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aldine	South Houston
Population	15,318 → 15,434 (+0.8%)	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$38,925 → $40,916 (+5.1%)	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $104,600 (+19.1%)	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,325 (+45.9%)	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)

Aldine

Population

15,31815,434

Median household income

$38,925$40,916

Median home value

$87,800$104,600

Median gross rent

$908$1,325

South Houston

Population

17,58716,017

Median household income

$45,852$52,611

Median home value

$94,500$176,100

Median gross rent

$862$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aldine	South Houston
Under 5	8.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.5%	25.4%
18 to 24	10.9%	12.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	5.7%
75 and over	1.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aldine	South Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	4.5%
Black or African American	2.9%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	87.9%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aldine	South Houston
No high school diploma	52.6%	40.3%
High school graduate	30.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aldine	South Houston
Drove alone	73.4%	72.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	21.5%
Public transit	1.6%	0.8%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	2.9%
Other means	4.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aldine	South Houston
1-unit, detached	66.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Aldine	South Houston
Poverty rate	33.6%	23.5%
Average household size	3.67	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1971	1969