Humble vs South Houston

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

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

Humble has the higher population (16,489 vs 16,017 in South Houston). Humble has the higher median household income ($52,927 vs $52,611 in South Houston). Humble has the higher median home value ($191,200 vs $176,100 in South Houston).

Population, income & housing

	Humble	South Houston
Population	16,489	16,017
Median age	32.7 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,927	$52,611
Median home value	$191,200	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,216	$1,174
Housing units	6,497	5,529
Homeownership rate	36.6%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humble	South Houston
Population	15,864 → 16,489 (+3.9%)	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$41,845 → $52,927 (+26.5%)	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$122,900 → $191,200 (+55.6%)	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $1,216 (+25.6%)	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)

Humble

Population

15,86416,489

Median household income

$41,845$52,927

Median home value

$122,900$191,200

Median gross rent

$968$1,216

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)

	Humble	South Houston
Under 5	5.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	25.4%
18 to 24	10.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	17.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	5.7%
75 and over	4.9%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humble	South Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	19.4%	4.5%
Black or African American	21.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	56.2%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humble	South Houston
No high school diploma	18.6%	40.3%
High school graduate	36.8%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humble	South Houston
Drove alone	80.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	21.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.8%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.9%
Other means	3.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humble	South Houston
1-unit, detached	38.9%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	25.1%	11.5%
20 or more units	13.5%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Humble	South Houston
Poverty rate	18.1%	23.5%
Average household size	2.65	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1983	1969