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Dallas Barber Creates Calm Haircuts for Autistic Kids
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Pastor Opens Harlem's First Faith-Based Mental Health Clinic
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India Pays Women for Unpaid Household Work
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Disabled People Design New Adaptive Clothing Line
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New York Tops Nation for Youth Mental Health Protection
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Former Homeless Friends Help Others With Storage Unit Donations
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Sports teams can help save the animals they use as mascots
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Teens Help Other Teens Through Crisis Hotline
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Brazil Gives Ocean Waves Legal Rights to Protect Environment
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Creative Sign Ideas for Democracy Protests
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Governor Reviews Police and Fire Radio System Purchases
Texas Legislature
Texas Creates Group to Study Alert Notification Systems
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Texas Emergency Communication Systems Can Work Together
Texas Legislature
Harris County Reviews Financial Bond for Bridgeland Development Project
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County Reviews Financial Bond for Bridgeland Development
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County Reviews Development Bond Release Request
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County Reviews Financial Bond for Pecan Estates Development
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County Reviews Street Development Bond for Marvida Terrace
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County Reviews $2,220 Street Development Bond for Marvida Terrace
Harris County Commissioners Court
Harris County Reviews $4,335 Development Bond for Marvida Section 19
Harris County Commissioners Court
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Understanding Fifth Ward
Data aggregated from the 2 ZIP codes in Fifth Ward.
Health
Food insecurity rate
Houston Food Bank / Feeding America (2024)
Uninsured residents
Harris Health System (2023)
Uninsured rate
Harris County avg: 3.8%(1.3pp above county)
Housing
Renter-occupied housing
US Census ACS (2023)
Renter rate
Harris County avg: 45.4%(8.4pp above county)
Homeownership rate
Harris County avg: 54.6%(8.3pp below county)
Economic
Poverty rate
Harris County avg: 15.6%(14.3pp above county)
Median household income
US Census ACS (2023)
Infrastructure
Car-free households
Harris County avg: 6.7%(9.3pp above county)
Digital divide
Harris County avg: 8.3%(14.9pp above county)
environment
Major floods since 2015
Harris County Flood Control (2024)
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25,715 residents
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