South Houston, TX Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED42.4%
- Highschool Education34.8%
- Some College16.7%
- Bachelors Degree4.9%
- Graduate Degree1.3%
- Total College or Above6.2%
- Stem Degree53.0%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male52.0%
- Female48.0%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married47.5%
- Divorced12.2%
- Never Married35.3%
- Widowed5.0%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 35.4% |
| 19–29 | 16.3% |
| 30–39 | 10.6% |
| 40–49 | 13.7% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 10.1% |
| 60–69 | 8.0% |
| 70–79 | 3.7% |
| 80+ | 2.3% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Neighborhoods in South Houston, TX
Get to know neighborhoods in South Houston, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Pecan Terrace ↗
- Median asking price
- $136,750
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 20
CNearby schools · estimated
5/10 · 9 schools
Wofford Homesites ↗
- Median asking price
- $1,300
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 12
DNearby schools · estimated
3.7/10 · 3 schools
Merilyn Plaza ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 6
CNearby schools · estimated
4/10 · 4 schools
Christa Country ↗
- Median asking price
- —
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 2
CNearby schools · estimated
4/10 · 4 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.