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South Houston, TX
Demographic Data




South Houston Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

South Houston Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

15,808

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.9%
5 - 17:
25.4%
18 - 24:
12.7%
25 - 34:
9.8%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
9.6%
Over 65 Years:
8.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.1%
6.1%
59.7%
59.7%
9.2%
9.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

South Houston
USA
$21,430
$21,430
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

South Houston
USA
$52,611
$52,611
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.5%

Employment Industries

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Construction
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Real estate
Accommodation
Transportation
Healthcare
Other
Wholesale
Administration
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
25.2%
25.2%
11.6%
11.6%
7.9%
7.9%
7.8%
7.8%
7.3%
7.3%
6.8%
6.8%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
4.9%
4.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
91.3%
91.3%
4.5%
4.5%
2.2%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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African
European
English
German
Scots-Irish
Irish
Polish
Scottish
French
Czech
Welsh
Basque
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Italian
Persian
Vietnamese
French
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
72.7%
72.7%
26.3%
26.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born South Houston Residents

31.3%


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