HomeTexasHarris CountySouth Houston city
South Houston city, Texas: commercial real estate data.
South Houston city is a Census city of 16,033 people across 3.05 square miles of land, in Harris County. Median household income is $53,497, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.0 m.
80 sourced place values · tier FULL · 9 sections · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency
South Houston
What South Houston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,263
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarris County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Houston
How many people live in South Houston
- Population16,033
- Median age31.2
- Population under 184,978
- Share under 1831.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,825
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent
- Households4,998
- Family households3,953
- Share of households that are families79.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Houston
Income and work in South Houston
- Median household income$53,497
- Per capita income$21,830
- Civilian labor force7,292
- Employed6,686
- Unemployed606 plus or minus 260
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over9,316
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher58.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Houston
Housing in South Houston
- Housing units5,487
- Occupied units4,998
- Vacant units489 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied2,767
- Renter occupied2,231
- Ownership rate55.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$189,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,212
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent
- Single family units3,851
- Share single family70.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,169 plus or minus 267
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes459 plus or minus 125
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Houston
How South Houston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,421
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,361 plus or minus 381
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,914
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.4 percent
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled17.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Houston
SBA loans in South Houston (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$7,000,000
- Average approval$583,333
- Median approval$279,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,632,000
- Largest approval$2,512,000
- Jobs supported96
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Houston
SBA loans in South Houston (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$529,000
- Average approval$264,500
- Median approval$321,000
- Largest approval$321,000
- Jobs supported40
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Houston
Flood risk in South Houston
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number480311
- Currently effective map date05/02/19
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Harris County, not South Houston
Harris County context, not South Houston figures
These are Harris County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as South Houston measurements.
- Establishments in Harris County111,215
- Employment at those establishments, Harris County2,182,164
- Covered employment, Harris County2,445,972
- Average annual pay, Harris County$88,554
- Average weekly wage, Harris County$1,703
- Housing units permitted, Harris County29,936
- Of those, single family, Harris County20,087
- County product, 2024, Harris County$592,750,582,000
- County product change over the prior year, Harris County5.1 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Harris County$73,835
Every figure in this section is published for Harris County as a whole and is not a measurement of South Houston. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
South Houston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South Houston, Texas?
16,033, in 4,998 households. South Houston city covers 3.05 square miles of land, which is 5,263 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South Houston in?
Harris County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in South Houston?
$53,497. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $189,300. Median gross rent is $1,212 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South Houston businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totalling $7.0 m, across 7 lenders, median approval $279,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $529,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Houston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to South Houston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for South Houston. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is South Houston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. South Houston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 480311, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page South Houston figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harris County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of South Houston.
Is zoning published for South Houston?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
Nearby