Cloverleaf vs South Houston

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

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

Cloverleaf has the higher population (24,630 vs 16,017 in South Houston). Cloverleaf has the higher median household income ($56,371 vs $52,611 in South Houston). South Houston has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $164,900 in Cloverleaf).

Population, income & housing

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
Population	24,630	16,017
Median age	29.7 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,371	$52,611
Median home value	$164,900	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,174
Housing units	7,534	5,529
Homeownership rate	62.8%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
Population	25,718 → 24,630 (-4.2%)	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$50,494 → $56,371 (+11.6%)	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $164,900 (+41.9%)	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,090 (+25.1%)	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)

Cloverleaf

Population

25,71824,630

Median household income

$50,494$56,371

Median home value

$116,200$164,900

Median gross rent

$871$1,090

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)

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
Under 5	7.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	27.4%	25.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	12.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.1%	5.7%
75 and over	3.0%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	4.5%
Black or African American	7.9%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	82.3%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
No high school diploma	35.7%	40.3%
High school graduate	30.9%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
Drove alone	73.6%	72.1%
Carpooled	19.0%	21.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.9%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
1-unit, detached	55.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	11.5%
20 or more units	2.6%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	31.5%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Cloverleaf	South Houston
Poverty rate	21.7%	23.5%
Average household size	3.60	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1980	1969