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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St median real estate price is $216,641, which is more expensive than 35.5% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 26.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St is currently $1,368, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 79.6% of Texas neighborhoods.

Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Houston, Texas.

Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St has a 10.8% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 64.8% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Modes of Transportation

While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood stands out by having 90.5% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.9% of all American neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 70.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 61.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood in Houston are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 50.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood, 39.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.0%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 61.6% of households. Some people also speak English (37.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood in Houston, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (70.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (1.9%), and residents who report South American roots (1.7%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (1.5%). In addition, 30.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Irvington Blvd / Yorkshire St neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (90.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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