With 16,033 people, South Houston is a city in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 31.2. 33% of people here were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 26.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. There are 5,264 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,497, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Houston
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share59.7% → 92.0%(+32.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share37.1% → 3.7%(−33.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.1% → 10.3%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.1%(140)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26%(101)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.6%(80)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 388 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
South Houston, decade by decade
South Houston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
14,207
$56,366
$92,403
4.1%
63.1
2000
15,833
$58,155
$86,346
3.4%
44.3
2010
16,983
$51,161
$119,833
7.9%
26.8
2020
16,153
$54,588
$130,052
6.4%
24.3
2024
16,033
$53,497
$189,300
10.3%
18.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
