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South Houston, TX
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South Houston profile


Living in South Houston



South Houston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,860 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Houston is the 180th largest community in Texas.

The population of South Houston has a very low overall level of education: only 8.82% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in South Houston in 2018 was $20,716, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,864 for a family of four. However, South Houston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

South Houston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Houston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in South Houston, accounting for 92.34% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Houston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Houston include African, European, English, German, and Irish.

In addition, South Houston has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.07%).

The most common language spoken in South Houston is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.


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