South Houston.
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Texas·Harris County
4 tracts·16K people·$189K median·5,263/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in South Houston is $189,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
South Houston has 16,033 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 31.2; the population is 92.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% White, 3.0% Black, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% Other and 0.1% Multiracial; the average household has 3.2 people; 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
MATTHYS EL (33%) and SOUTH HOUSTON EL (28%) lead the elementary schools; SOUTH HOUSTON INT is the middle school with reported scores (31%); SOUTH HOUSTON H S is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,212/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in South Houston is $53,497 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In South Houston, median rent is $1,212/month and the median home value is $189,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
South Houston reported 5.6 violent crimes and 26.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 48°F; there are 113 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South Houston are tornado (97), inland flooding (94) and heat wave (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South Houston, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).