South Houston vs West University Place

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

South Houston and West University Place 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 14,907 in West University Place). West University Place has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $52,611 in South Houston). West University Place has the higher median home value ($1,406,600 vs $176,100 in South Houston).

Population, income & housing

	South Houston	West University Place
Population	16,017	14,907
Median age	30.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,611	$250,001
Median home value	$176,100	$1,406,600
Median gross rent	$1,174	$3,000
Housing units	5,529	5,372
Homeownership rate	54.1%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	90.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Houston	West University Place
Population	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)	15,603 → 14,907 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)	$1,113,500 → $1,406,600 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)	$2,260 → $3,000 (+32.7%)

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

West University Place

Population

15,60314,907

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,113,500$1,406,600

Median gross rent

$2,260$3,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Houston	West University Place
Under 5	6.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	25.4%	23.4%
18 to 24	12.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	5.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.6%
75 and over	2.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Houston	West University Place
White (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	73.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.2%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	91.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Houston	West University Place
No high school diploma	40.3%	0.9%
High school graduate	32.4%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	56.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Houston	West University Place
Drove alone	72.1%	65.9%
Carpooled	21.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.9%	22.4%
Other means	1.4%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Houston	West University Place
1-unit, detached	68.8%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Houston	West University Place
Poverty rate	23.5%	2.0%
Average household size	3.19	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1969	1991