Seabrook vs South Houston

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

Seabrook 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 13,617 in Seabrook). Seabrook has the higher median household income ($109,489 vs $52,611 in South Houston). Seabrook has the higher median home value ($332,000 vs $176,100 in South Houston).

Population, income & housing

	Seabrook	South Houston
Population	13,617	16,017
Median age	39.6 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$109,489	$52,611
Median home value	$332,000	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,445	$1,174
Housing units	6,138	5,529
Homeownership rate	64.1%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seabrook	South Houston
Population	13,927 → 13,617 (-2.2%)	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$89,817 → $109,489 (+21.9%)	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$250,200 → $332,000 (+32.7%)	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,161 → $1,445 (+24.5%)	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)

Seabrook

Population

13,92713,617

Median household income

$89,817$109,489

Median home value

$250,200$332,000

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,445

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)

	Seabrook	South Houston
Under 5	5.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	25.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	12.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	5.7%
75 and over	4.2%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seabrook	South Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	4.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seabrook	South Houston
No high school diploma	10.9%	40.3%
High school graduate	13.0%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seabrook	South Houston
Drove alone	81.9%	72.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seabrook	South Houston
1-unit, detached	59.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	16.4%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Seabrook	South Houston
Poverty rate	6.6%	23.5%
Average household size	2.46	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1991	1969