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DescriptionGreater Third Ward is the home of some of the most important institutions in Houston’s African-American community, including Texas Southern University, Riverside Hos-pital, and dozens of prominent churches. Originally a small community of shotgun style houses and modest frame homes, over time the area called Third Ward expanded to the south into neighborhoods such as Washington Terrace. By the mid 1950s, the growing African-American middle class found more substantial brick homes and du-plexes in areas formerly reserved for Whites. Neighborhood household income has not kept pace with the rest of the City; however, recently there has been some revival along Scott.

Highlights Houston City Council District D

Houston Independent School District

8 Police beats (includes bordering beats)

1,851 acres (2.89 sq. miles)

Super Neighborhood HoustonPop. characteristics 2000 2015 2000 2015Total population 15,463 14,295 1,953,631 2,217,706 Persons per sq. mile 5,351 4,941 3,166 3,314

Age of PopulationUnder 5 years 7% 4% 8% 8%5 - 17 years 18% 12% 19% 17%18 - 64 years 64% 76% 64% 65%65 and over 11% 8% 9% 10%

EthnicityNon Hispanic Whites 7% 13% 31% 26%Non Hispanic Blacks 79% 67% 25% 22%Hispanics 10% 14% 37% 44%Non Hispanic Asians 2% 5% 6% 7%Non Hispanic Others 2% 1% 1% 1%

IncomeUnder $25,000 69% 51% 33% 27%$25,001 to $50,000 20% 22% 31% 25%$50,001 to $100,000 9% 17% 24% 26%Over $100,001 2% 10% 12% 22%

Median Household Income $14,493 $40,523 $36,616 $46,187

Educational StatusNo Diploma 44% 22% 30% 23%High School Diploma 27% 25% 20% 23%Some College 17% 30% 23% 24%Bachelor's or Higher 12% 23% 27% 31%

Housing and HouseholdsTotal housing units 6,350 6,024 782,378 909,336 Occupied 82% 74% 92% 88% Vacant 18% 26% 8% 12%Total households 5,231 4,458 717,945 799,714Family households 2,782 2,119 457,549 491,778Median Housing Value $49,037 $148,074 $79,300 $131,700

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R E S O U R C E A S S E S S M E N T

Super Neighborhood Houston

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Greater Third Ward: Public Facilities Source: City of Houston GIS Database

Date: October 2017

Council District D

Council District I

Council District H

Council District C

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Language Spoken at Home Employment Status

Housing Units by Year Built Housing Occupancy

85%

15%

Employed Unemployed

2%

12%

2%4%

6% 5%

17%19%

32%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

20100r Later

2000 to

2009

1990 to

1999

1980 to

1989

1970 to

1979

1960 to

1969

1950 to

1959

1940 to

1949

1939 or

earlier

83%

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

English Spanish Other

74%

26%

Occupied Vacant

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 American Community Survey, 2011-2015 Estimates