AIU Houston's Living Circumstances

Alief Independent School District Overview

American InterContinental University-Houston located in Alief Independent School District area. A total of 97,917 households are located in Alief Independent School District area. Among them, 36,580 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.59 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 97,085 and 76,934 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

27.81% (78,329) of residents are non-citizens and 59.98% (168,909) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Alief Independent School District, Texas
Household	97,917
Population	281,610
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	36,580 (37.36%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	97,085
Total Students	76,934
Pre-Kindergarten	3,917
Kindergarten	4,234
Grade 1-8	31,621
Grade 9-12	15,932
College/Graduate School	21,230
Veterans	208,506
Non-citizen	78,329
Non-English Home Language	168,909
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

216,179 residents are over the age of 16 and 149,895 people are in labor force. Among them, 149,724 people are in civilian labor force and 171 are in armed labor force. 140,261 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Alief Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	137,881	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	104,327	75.66%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	17,477	12.68%
Public transportation	5,506	3.99%
Walked	2,231	1.62%
Other method	2,886	2.09%
Worked from home	5,454	3.96%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	140,261	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	33,118	23.61%
Service	38,483	27.44%
Sales and office	30,074	21.44%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	18,622	13.28%
Production, transportation, and material moving	19,964	14.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	140,261	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,848	1.32%
Construction	15,682	11.18%
Manufacturing	9,161	6.53%
Wholesale trade	3,467	2.47%
Retail trade	19,167	13.67%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,527	5.37%
Information	1,149	0.82%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	7,634	5.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	17,910	12.77%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	25,698	18.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	15,913	11.35%
Other services, except public administration	11,353	8.09%
Public administration	3,752	2.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	140,261	-
Private wage and salary workers	115,418	82.29%
Government workers	11,861	8.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	12,742	9.08%
Unpaid family workers	240	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,303 for the 97,917 households in Alief Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $25,795. 199,044 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 70.61%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	97,917	-
Less than $10,000	9,189	9.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,439	5.55%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,355	13.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	13,241	13.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	16,403	16.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	17,568	17.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,306	9.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,349	8.53%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,817	2.88%
More than $200,000	2,250	2.30%
Median Household Income	$41,175	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,303	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	65,143	-
Less than $10,000	4,462	6.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,857	4.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,101	12.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,243	12.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,957	18.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,944	18.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,350	11.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,117	9.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,297	3.53%
More than $200,000	1,815	2.79%

Median Family Income	$45,898	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,911	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,795	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$34,748	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$34,748	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	281,897	-
With health insurance coverage	199,044	70.61%
Public coverage	93,023	33.00%
Private health insurance	117,510	41.69%
Without health insurance coverage	82,853	29.39%

Housing

There are 108,402 housing units in Alief Independent School District area, Texas with 97,917 units (90.33%) occupied. 32,458 houses (33.15%) are occupied by owner and 65,459 houses (66.85%) are rented. The average housing value is $131,600 and the average rental cost is $979. 732 houses (0.68%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,293 houses (1.19%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	108,402	-
Occupied	97,917	90.33%
Owner Occupied	32,458	33.15%
Renter Occupied	65,459	66.85%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	35,660	32.90%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6,762	6.24%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	65,244	60.19%
Mobile Homes	706	0.65%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	30	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	108,402	-
Built 2014 or later	732	0.68%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,199	2.03%
Built 2000 - 2009	15,261	14.08%
Built 1990 - 1999	16,099	14.85%
Built 1980 - 1989	33,060	30.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	32,867	30.32%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,572	5.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,319	1.22%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,293	1.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	108,402	-
1 room	2,959	2.73%
2 rooms	4,240	3.91%
3 rooms	26,888	24.80%
4 rooms	26,800	24.72%
5 rooms	18,134	16.73%
6 rooms	16,119	14.87%
7 rooms	6,363	5.87%
8 rooms	4,082	3.77%
9 rooms or more	2,817	2.60%
Median Number of Rooms	4.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	108,402	-
no bedroom	3,046	2.81%
1 bedroom	31,949	29.47%
2 bedrooms	33,353	30.77%
3 bedrooms	28,215	26.03%
4 bedrooms	10,531	9.71%
5 bedrooms or more	1,308	1.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	32,458	-
Less than $50,000	1,515	4.67%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,631	20.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,561	38.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,910	21.29%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,093	9.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	954	2.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	541	1.67%
$1,000,000 or more	253	0.78%
Median House Value	$131,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	63,331	-
Less than $500	1,584	2.50%
$500 - $999	32,001	50.53%
$1,000 - $1,499	23,437	37.01%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,715	9.02%
$2,000 - $2,499	356	0.56%
$2,500 - $2,999	63	0.10%
$3,000 or more	175	0.28%
Median Rental Costs	$979	-

Demographic

A total of 282,627 people lives in Alief Independent School District area, Texas with 139,033 male and 143,594 female. The males to female ratio is 49.19 to 50.81. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	282,627	-
Male	139,033	49.19%
Female	143,594	50.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	282,627	-
Under 5 years	22,265	7.88%
5 - 9 years	19,685	6.97%
10 - 14 years	19,656	6.95%
15 - 19 years	19,380	6.86%
20 - 24 years	21,442	7.59%
25 - 34 years	52,392	18.54%
35 - 44 years	40,260	14.24%
45 - 54 years	33,322	11.79%
55 - 59 years	15,129	5.35%
60 - 64 years	14,161	5.01%
65 - 74 years	15,537	5.50%
75 - 84 years	6,549	2.32%
85 years and older	2,849	1.01%
Median Age	32.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	282,627	-
One Race	277,758	98.28%
White	103,783	36.72%
Black or African American	78,576	27.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	978	0.35%
Asian	51,967	18.39%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	192	0.07%
Other	42,262	14.95%

Two or more races	4,869	1.72%
White and Black or African American	1,041	0.37%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	499	0.18%
White and Asian	1,135	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	435	0.15%