South Houston

Population: 16,017
Median household income: $52,611
Median home value: $176,100

Located in Harris County, Texas, South Houston is a community with a population of 16,017. At $52,611, its median household income sits below Harris County's $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, South Houston's population declined 8.9% from 17,587 to 16,017, while its median home value rose 86.3% from $94,500 to $176,100.

68.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,017
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,611
Median home value: $176,100
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 5,529
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,58716,017

Median household income

$45,852$52,611

Median home value

$94,500$176,100

Median gross rent

$862$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,587	$45,852	$94,500	$862
2020	17,522	$45,038	$107,300	$996
2021	16,354	$51,188	$129,500	$1,048
2022	16,169	$51,006	$146,000	$1,131
2023	16,017	$52,611	$176,100	$1,174

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1725.4%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,107	6.9%
5 to 17	4,062	25.4%
18 to 24	2,029	12.7%
25 to 34	1,574	9.8%
35 to 44	2,233	13.9%
45 to 54	2,088	13.0%
55 to 64	1,537	9.6%
65 to 74	916	5.7%
75 and over	471	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	723	4.5%
Black or African American	346	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	252	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.2%
Two or more races	35	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,624	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.3%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,550	40.3%
High school graduate	2,853	32.4%
Some college or associate's	1,605	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	710	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	101	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled21.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,791	72.1%
Carpooled	1,426	21.5%
Public transit	51	0.8%
Walked	87	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	194	2.9%
Other means	92	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,520	23.6%
15 to 29 min	2,018	31.3%
30 to 44 min	1,361	21.1%
45 to 59 min	663	10.3%
60+ min	885	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 23.5% (3,764 of 16,008)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,812	75.9%
Nonfamily households	1,208	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,020	90.8%
Vacant	509	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,718	54.1%
Renter-occupied	2,302	45.9%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,804	68.8%
1-unit, attached	85	1.5%
2 to 4 units	348	6.3%
5 to 19 units	637	11.5%
20 or more units	267	4.8%
Mobile home & other	388	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4869020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.6610, -95.2284