Houston’s historic East End has been undergoing gentrification for years. Recently released census data indicates that families are leaving the neighborhood faster than new residents are moving in.
In fact, several East End neighborhoods are losing population at some of the highest rates in the city, despite adding more households within their boundaries.
The trend has ramifications for the area’s housing costs and historically Hispanic culture. Read our deep dive on the issue here, and take a quick look below at what you need to know about the evolving demographics of the East End.
What’s the difference between Houston’s population and households?
While the suburbs have boomed in recent years, Houston’s population has remained relatively flat, growing by less than one percent between 2018 and 2023, while the number of households in the city rose by 8%.
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An area’s population is the number of individual people that live within a given boundary, while the number of households refers to the amount of occupied housing units. A single person living alone in an apartment and a family of four living in a single-family home both account for one household each…