Right now
What’s happening in Third Ward
Who Represents Us
City of Houston
Harris County
Organizations in Our Neighborhood
Explore Third Ward
Connect with Resource
Available services, benefits, and programs nearby
The Melinda Webb School
Texas Hearing Institute
Speech Therapy Services
Texas Hearing Institute
Pediatric Audiology Department
Texas Hearing Institute
Health Equity Advocacy Committee
NAACP Houston
ACT-SO Academic and Cultural Youth Competition
NAACP Houston
Veterans services — benefits, housing, and employment
Combined Arms
WIC — nutrition support for pregnant women, new parents, and young children
Texas Health and Human Services
Get Involved
Events, campaigns, and opportunities to participate
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Understanding Third Ward
Data aggregated from the 2 ZIP codes in Third 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 below county)
Housing
Renter-occupied housing
US Census ACS (2023)
Renter rate
Harris County avg: 45.4%(17.7pp above county)
Homeownership rate
Harris County avg: 54.6%(17.7pp below county)
civic
Local voter turnout
Harris County Clerk (2023)
Demographics
Non-English spoken at home
US Census ACS (2023)
Economic
Poverty rate
Harris County avg: 15.6%(10.5pp above county)
Median household income
US Census ACS (2023)
Infrastructure
Car-free households
Harris County avg: 6.7%(9.8pp above county)
Digital divide
Harris County avg: 8.3%(4.0pp above county)
environment
Major floods since 2015
Harris County Flood Control (2024)
Education
By ZIP Code
35,506 residents
25,500 residents
