Block characteristics
|
All audited blocks
|
Super neighborhoodsd (N)e
|
---|
Northside/Northline
|
Northside Village
|
Second Ward
|
Magnolia Park
|
Downtown
|
Greater Eastwood
|
Greater Third Ward
|
OST/South Union
|
---|
(N = 8)
|
(N = 77)
|
(N = 31)
|
(N = 14)
|
(N = 44)
|
(N = 4)
|
(N = 16)
|
(N = 24)
|
---|
Basic Profile
|
Total Population (N)
|
11,501
|
1728
|
4895
|
1174
|
277
|
1091
|
40
|
608
|
1688
|
Total Housing Units (N)
|
5019
|
687
|
1806
|
424
|
141
|
1024
|
20
|
262
|
655
|
Family Households (%)
|
(53.0)
|
(55.3)
|
(66.3)
|
(61.5)
|
(48.7)
|
(32.8)
|
(41.2)
|
(46.7)
|
(71.2)
|
Nonfamily Households (%)
|
(47.0)
|
(44.7)
|
(33.7)
|
(38.5)
|
(51.3)
|
(67.2)
|
(58.8)
|
(53.3)
|
(28.8)
|
Owner Households (%)
|
(39.4)
|
(32.5)
|
(43.5)
|
(41.3)
|
(8.0)
|
(42.0)
|
(58.8)
|
(33.1)
|
(56.0)
|
Renter Households (%)
|
(60.6)
|
(67.3)
|
(56.5)
|
(58.7)
|
(92.0)
|
(58.0)
|
(41.2)
|
(66.9)
|
(44.0)
|
Below poverty level (%)
|
(27.4)
|
(36.4)
|
(33.0)
|
(30.7)
|
(38.6)
|
(15.5)
|
(10.0)
|
(35.5)
|
(19.1)
|
100–184% poverty level (%)
|
(18.9)
|
(23.9)
|
(20.1)
|
(24.3)
|
(24.6)
|
(8.7)
|
(7.5)
|
(18.8)
|
(23.1)
|
185% (plus) poverty level (%)
|
(53.9)
|
(39.7)
|
(46.9)
|
(45.0)
|
(37.2)
|
(75.9)
|
(82.5)
|
(45.9)
|
(57.9)
|
Workers Commute
|
Workers Age 16+ (N)
|
5170
|
586
|
2214
|
488
|
106
|
785
|
27
|
277
|
687
|
Drove Alone to Work (%)
|
(72.3)
|
(71.3)
|
(69.4)
|
(68.9)
|
(84.9)
|
(65.1)
|
(77.8)
|
(69.0)
|
(71.6)
|
Carpooled (%)
|
(10.4)
|
(17.1)
|
(13.8)
|
(20.1)
|
(7.6)
|
(4.1)
|
(11.1)
|
(3.6)
|
(5.5)
|
Public Transportation (%)
|
(6.5)
|
(6.5)
|
(8.4)
|
(4.3)
|
(2.8)
|
(9.3)
|
(3.7)
|
(11.6)
|
(5.2)
|
Bicycled (%)
|
(0.5)
|
(0.0)
|
(0.2)
|
(1.6)
|
(0.0)
|
(1.5)
|
(0.0)
|
(0.0)
|
(0.4)
|
Walked (%)
|
(4.4)
|
(0.0)
|
(5.0)
|
(2.3)
|
(2.8)
|
(12.2)
|
(3.7)
|
(9.4)
|
(0.0)
|
OtherTransport Means (%)
|
(1.7)
|
(0.5)
|
(0.7)
|
(1.2)
|
(1.9)
|
(0.5)
|
(0.0)
|
(1.1)
|
(7.4)
|
Worked at Home (%)
|
(4.5)
|
(4.4)
|
(2.6)
|
(1.4)
|
(0.0)
|
(7.3)
|
(7.4)
|
(5.8)
|
(7.4)
|
Housing Structure
|
1 Unit in Structure (%)
|
(57.1)
|
(40.8)
|
(70.7)
|
(61.8)
|
(32.6)
|
(27.3)
|
(85.0)
|
(56.1)
|
(82.3)
|
2 or 4 Units in Structure (%)
|
(8.8)
|
(3.2)
|
(10.9)
|
(21.5)
|
(12.1)
|
(3.9)
|
(5.0)
|
(13.0)
|
(1.1)
|
5 or 19 Units in Structure (%)
|
(11.1)
|
(20.7)
|
(13.8)
|
(7.6)
|
(29.1)
|
(1.6)
|
(5.0)
|
(7.3)
|
(3.4)
|
20+ Units in Structure (%)
|
(23.1)
|
(33.3)
|
(4.6)
|
(8.7)
|
(26.2)
|
(67.1)
|
(10.0)
|
(23.3)
|
(11.3)
|
Mobile Homes (%)
|
(0.6)
|
(2.0)
|
(0.2)
|
(0.5)
|
(0.0)
|
(0.0)
|
(0.0)
|
(0.0)
|
(2.1)
|
- Abbreviations: TRAIN Travel Related Activity in Neighborhoods
- aData were obtained from the US Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2011–2015 estimates
- bSelected census characteristics were those that provided quick sociodemographic outlook, insights into commuting patterns, and housing types of the immediate surroundings of the light rail transit (LRT) stations. These are characteristics of significant interest for longitudinal research
- cAudited blocks refer to the US Census blocks that were completely surrounded by audited segments (on all sides)
- dA super neighborhood is a geographically designated area that contains contiguous communities that share common physical characteristics, identity or infrastructure. These are City of Houston signature “neighborhoods”
- eThe number of US Census blocks in each super neighborhood