PlainZIP

South Houston, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Houston, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,568. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SOUTH-HOUSTON-TX · South Houston, TX 1 ZIPs · 16,568 pop · #20556/25278 · Harris County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,497
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20556/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Channelview
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,568
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $189,300

Nearest income peer: Channelview, TX (+ $8,698 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around South Houston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Houston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, South Houston, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,568
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,497
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,497 average) · poverty 26.1%. The primary code (77587) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,212 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Texas, Pineland is the closest lower-income city and San Saba the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Houston.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 77587, is all of South Houston

There is no split to weigh here: 77587 holds every one of South Houston's 16,568 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on South Houston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 337 establishments, 3,391 employees , annual payroll $170,628k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 77587 (337 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (74) · also Manufacturing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in South Houston, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Harris County, which covers 132 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Houston. See the Harris County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Harris County reports a higher average ZIP median income than South Houston, Houston, Spring and Katy among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cypress marks the far end of that range at $131,563, 146% above South Houston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
77587 16,568 $53,497 337 2,161
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South Houston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving South Houston, .