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Population (year 2000): 15,833. Estimated
population in July 2005: 16,219 (+2.4% change)
Males: 8,077 (51.0%), Females: 7,756 (49.0%)
Harris County
Zip code:
77587
Median resident age: 27.5 years
Median household income: $31,924 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,800 (year 2000)
Races in South Houston:
- Hispanic (77.9%)
- Other race (27.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (19.6%)
- Two or more races (4.5%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Black (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (3.4%), Irish (2.5%), English
(2.1%), United States (1.9%).
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in South Houston
- High school or higher: 45.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in South Houston city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 7.9%
35.0% Foreign born (34.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,382 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near South Houston:
- BAYSHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PASADENA,
TX)
- VISTA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
PASADENA, TX)
- IHS HOSP AT HOUSTON (about 6 miles; HOUSTON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
South Houston:
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 4 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 7 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 23
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Houston:
- SKYWAY MANOR (about 10 miles; PEARLAND, TX; ID: T79)
- PEARLAND RGNL (about 10 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: LVJ)
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 13 miles; LA PORTE, TX; ID:
T41)
Amtrak station:
SOUTH HOUSTON (1546 COLLEGE) - Bus Station
College/University in South Houston:
- CIRCLE J BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment:
66; Location: 1611 SPENCER HWY Suite E; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
South Houston:
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 5 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,513)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 6 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 11
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 12 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 12 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 13 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
Private high school in South Houston:
- SOUTHEAST ACADEMY (Students: 68; Location:
BOX 344; Grades: 8 - 12)
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