Independence Heights, TX Real Estate

Median Income $43,758

Median Age 36.79

Population 30,220

	Median Temperature
	January	HI 62°	LO 41°	July	HI 93°	LO 73°

	School Test Scores
	Elementary: Bill J Wilson Intermediate Garden Oaks Hill Intermediate Jewel S Houston Academy Lillian Hunt Stehlik Voyde Caraway Intermediate Allen Barrick Benbrook Burbank Burrus De Chaumes Durham Durkee E A Squatty Lyons Eiland Epps Island Herrera Highland Heights Hohl Holbrook Janowski Joe E Moreno Kennedy Mabel B Wesley Mcdougle Nitsch Northline Oak Forest Osborne Roosevelt Smith Stevens Wainwright Douglas B Bussey Earl & Hazel Harris Academy Gloria B Sammons Inez Carroll Academy J Ruth Smith Academy Kujawa Lola Mae Carter Academy Mary Bethune Academy Ralph G Goodman Stovall Academy Thomas B Gray William R Carmichael A B Anderson Academy Versa Reece Academy		Middle: Aldine 9th Grade Eisenhower 9th Grade Ninth Grade College Prepratory Academy Black Burbank Charles R Drew Academy Dominion Academy Charter Floyd Hoffman Fonville Klein Intermediate M C Williams Ray L Shotwell Ruby Sue Clifton Thomas J Stovall		High: Aldine B T Washington Dwight D Eisenhower G W Carver North Houston Early College Scarborough Waltrip Early College
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Independence Heights is a historical community located north of Loop 610 and west of I-45. After World War I, Independence Heights was the first town incorporated in Texas by African-Americans. Independence Heights was consolidated with Houston in 1929. Population growth after World War II led to the expansion of the community to the north with new housing developments and considerable investment by the Houston real estate community. In 1989 a Texas Historical Commission marker was placed on the grounds of Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church to mark the city site. Today Houston Heights retains a population of around 14,206 residents with a median family income of around $26,373, well below the median income for the Houston Metro-Area. The median home value in Independence Heights is around $42,508. A wealth of churches, most organized while Independence Heights was a separate city, retain a strong fellowship within the community. Some of these include New Hope Missionary Baptist, the Green Chapel African Methodist Episcopal, the St. Paul Colored Methodist Episcopal, the Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal, the Concord Missionary Baptist Church, and the North Main Church of God in Christ. Businesses include a cooperative store, grocery stores, cafes, and contractors. The majority of residents work in Houston, in nearby Houston Heights and in other areas.

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