Language Spoken At Home in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,328 | 100% |
English only | 4,410 | 28.8% |
Language other than English | 10,918 | 71.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,282 | 41.0% |
Spanish | 10,725 | 70.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,197 | 40.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 172 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 12 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,997 | 100% |
American | 369 | 2.2% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 65 | 0.4% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 0 | 0.0% |
English | 483 | 2.8% |
French (except Basque) | 209 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 315 | 1.9% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 12 | 0.1% |
Irish | 289 | 1.7% |
Italian | 72 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 0 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 51 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 116 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 40 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 46 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,933 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,883 | 78.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,337 | 47.4% |
Married-couple family | 2,599 | 52.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,478 | 30.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 304 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 197 | 4.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 980 | 19.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 662 | 13.4% |
Nonfamily households | 1,050 | 21.3% |
Householder living alone | 784 | 15.9% |
65 years and over | 341 | 6.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,588 | 52.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,014 | 20.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,990 | 100% |
Householder | 4,933 | 29.0% |
Spouse | 2,556 | 15.0% |
Child | 7,322 | 43.1% |
Other relatives | 1,448 | 8.5% |
Nonrelatives | 731 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 286 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,349 | 100% |
Never married | 2,563 | 40.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,019 | 47.6% |
Separated | 94 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 195 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 478 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,908 | 100% |
Never married | 1,887 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,899 | 49.1% |
Separated | 251 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 390 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 481 | 8.1% |
Fertility in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 360 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 214 | 59.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 134 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 132 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 735 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 261 | 35.5% |
Less than 1 year | 115 | 15.6% |
1 or 2 years | 48 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 98 | 13.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 261 | 100% |
Who are female | 184 | 70.5% |
Who are married | 228 | 87.4% |
School Enrollment in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,166 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 313 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 231 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,607 | 50.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,305 | 25.3% |
College or graduate school | 710 | 13.7% |
Educational Attainment in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,364 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,751 | 29.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,411 | 15.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,600 | 27.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,398 | 14.9% |
Associate's degree | 470 | 5.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 456 | 4.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 278 | 3.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 55.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 7.8% |
Veteran Status in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,467 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 623 | 5.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,993 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,525 | 9.0% |
Under 18 years | 5,530 | 100% |
With a disability | 164 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 10,044 | 100% |
With a disability | 731 | 7.3% |
65 years and over | 1,419 | 100% |
With a disability | 630 | 44.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,662 | 100% |
Same house | 13,805 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,761 | 16.6% |
Same county | 2,327 | 14.0% |
Different county | 434 | 2.6% |
Same state | 116 | 0.7% |
Different state | 318 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 96 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,997 | 100% |
Native | 11,216 | 66.0% |
Born in United States | 11,021 | 64.8% |
State of residence | 9,499 | 55.9% |
Different state | 1,522 | 9.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 195 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 5,781 | 34.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,781 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,381 | 23.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,400 | 76.1% |
Year of Entry in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,976 | 100% |
Native | 195 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 195 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,781 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,774 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in South Houston City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,781 | 100% |
Europe | 12 | 0.2% |
Asia | 99 | 1.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 5,670 | 98.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |