Bellaire vs South Houston

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

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

Bellaire has the higher population (17,116 vs 16,017 in South Houston). Bellaire has the higher median household income ($236,311 vs $52,611 in South Houston). Bellaire has the higher median home value ($978,300 vs $176,100 in South Houston).

Population, income & housing

	Bellaire	South Houston
Population	17,116	16,017
Median age	45.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$236,311	$52,611
Median home value	$978,300	$176,100
Median gross rent	$2,705	$1,174
Housing units	6,690	5,529
Homeownership rate	87.9%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.7%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellaire	South Houston
Population	18,815 → 17,116 (-9.0%)	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$206,734 → $236,311 (+14.3%)	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$842,700 → $978,300 (+16.1%)	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,952 → $2,705 (+38.6%)	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)

Bellaire

Population

18,81517,116

Median household income

$206,734$236,311

Median home value

$842,700$978,300

Median gross rent

$1,952$2,705

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)

	Bellaire	South Houston
Under 5	4.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	20.7%	25.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	12.7%
25 to 34	5.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	5.7%
75 and over	8.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellaire	South Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	4.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellaire	South Houston
No high school diploma	1.5%	40.3%
High school graduate	4.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	47.4%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellaire	South Houston
Drove alone	72.1%	72.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	21.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.4%	2.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellaire	South Houston
1-unit, detached	90.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	11.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellaire	South Houston
Poverty rate	2.6%	23.5%
Average household size	2.76	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1995	1969