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Living in South Houston

The city had 70 schools in 2026. South Houston, a city in the United States, had a population of 16,033 in July 2026. 61.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. There were 19,697 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1937 sources

Population16,407people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,425EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,065EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate8.31%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,873offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 81% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean10.06µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to South Houston?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,212 per month, while the median home value was US$189,300 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 55.4%, and the vacancy rate was 8.91% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
South Houston recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,212/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent61.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)8.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,566 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,291 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,065 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes326 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is South Houston a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student49%strong on education, weak on work · range 39–59%
Family49%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–58%
Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 33–55%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

32.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,327 of 16,407 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$53,497 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in South Houston is 8.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income53,497 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband69.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription86.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet12.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet7.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary2,425 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)26Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,651 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov25Official
Unemployment rate8.31 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in South Houston?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,651 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,489of €2,862 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,862
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,291
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,489
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in South Houston Salary needed to live in South Houston

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to South Houston. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in South Houston. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher58.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools70 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official
School enrolment, share of residents31.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio515 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents19,697 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,104 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in South Houston when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSouth Houston highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with South Houston highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
South Houston2,873
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,873 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents464.5 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Recorded violent crimes83 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time30.49 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work1.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Destinations from nearest airport49 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportHOU3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport4 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for South Houston. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in South Houston.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in South Houston is 10.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10.06 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202437Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 17.67 · Feb 19.78 · Mar 23 · Apr 26.28 · May 29.94 · Jun 32.78 · Jul 33.83 · Aug 34.17 · Sep 31.83 · Oct 27.83 · Nov 22.56 · Dec 18.72 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00012918 (HOUSTON WILLIAM P HOBBY AP)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 7.83 · Feb 10.06 · Mar 13.28 · Apr 16.56 · May 20.72 · Jun 23.83 · Jul 24.78 · Aug 24.83 · Sep 22.72 · Oct 17.72 · Nov 12.22 · Dec 8.89 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00012918 (HOUSTON WILLIAM P HOBBY AP)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 12.8 · Feb 14.9 · Mar 18.1 · Apr 21.4 · May 25.4 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 29.5 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 22.8 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 13.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 103.9 · Feb 72.39 · Mar 83.31 · Apr 103.6 · May 137.7 · Jun 154.7 · Jul 116.6 · Aug 138.2 · Sep 146.3 · Oct 146.8 · Nov 99.06 · Dec 110.2 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00012918 (HOUSTON WILLIAM P HOBBY AP)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading43.8 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean10.35 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites15 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation919.4 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature31.08 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature23.26 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature15.85 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Round Rock ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Amagasaki (Japan) ±4.4 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±4.4 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±4.4 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±4.4 °C, Hirakata (Japan) ±4.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 5,327 is not 23.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share23.6 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents5,327 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density2,080 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population16,407 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics16,144 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value189,300 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes55.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate60.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad33.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents9.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents23.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage57.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage65.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance28.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher10.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Households with a vehicle available97.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over6,576 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home2.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans83.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on South Houston

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Friendswood as a South Houston alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €5,174 Friendswood vs €2,425 South Houston+113%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 645 Friendswood vs 2,873 South Houston−78%
  • Unemployment: 4.4% Friendswood vs 8.3% South Houston−47%
  • Residents: 41,319 Friendswood vs 16,407 South Houston+152%
  • Foreign residents: 2.2% Friendswood vs 23.6% South Houston−91%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Friendswood vs 4.0 km South Houston+150%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Friendswood vs 10.1 µg/m³ South Houstonsame level

Plainfield as a South Houston alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1472 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,425 South Houston+99%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,873 South Houston−74%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 16,407 South Houston+205%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 8.3% South Houston−55%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 4.0 km South Houston+125%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 23.6% South Houston−74%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 10.1 µg/m³ South Houston−23%

Cities near South Houston

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Pasadena 5.6 km away
Salary
2,491 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Pearland 13.5 km away
Salary
5,041 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Channelview 16.9 km away
Rent
1,182 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,702 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around South Houston?

The median gross salary is 3,651 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in South Houston?

The unemployment rate is 8.31 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in South Houston?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.06 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is South Houston?

Police recorded 2,873 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in South Houston?

The published population is 16,407 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in South Houston?

5,327 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is South Houston a good place to live?

South Houston may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near South Houston?

Pasadena, Galena Park, Deer Park, Jacinto City, Pearland are near South Houston. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
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