South Houston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,146 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Houston is the 180th largest community in Texas.South Houston is a blue-collar town, with 46.81% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, South Houston is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Houston who work in office and administrative support (13.12%), sales jobs (7.72%), and business and financial occupations (6.07%). In South Houston, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, South Houston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in South Houston is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.27% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in South Houston in 2022 was $21,830, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,320 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 92.00% 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Houston include German, European, African, Scots-Irish, and English. In addition, South Houston has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (33.23%). The most common language spoken in South Houston is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
