The Acres Homes Super Neighborhood is located in northwest Houston around the intersection of West Little York and Tidwell. With a population of 23,512 residents 12,8% of the population is over 65 compared to 8.4% of the City of Houston as a whole, Acres Homes is one of Houston’s poorest neighborhoods. Over 41% of the children in the neighborhood live below the poverty level and almost 38% of the adults in this aging community do not have a high school diploma. Students in the neighborhood attend HISD’s B. T. Washington high school. Median per capita income is less than $10,954, or about a third of the U. S. per capita income. The neighborhood is more female than male with a population that is only 45.77% male.  Over 86 percent (86.38%) of the population is African American. The next largest population group is Hispanic at 10.34%. There are approximately 550 properties in the targeted subsection of the neighborhood that are undeveloped or have tax liens. Approximately 350 of those properties area have long-term tax liens.  Over 30 percent (30.81%) of the 8,538 housing units in Acres Homes are renter occupied. 

The City of Houston Planning and Development Department Describes Acres Homes as follows: “Acres Homes, a wooded area northwest of the city, was originally subdivided into large lots and marketed to African Americans. Still primarily African American, the community now includes a combination of large areas of pine forests with only a scattering of homes: small tract homes built in standard suburban subdivisions, and large comfortable homes on well-maintained wooded lots. There is little commercial or industrial development. The eastern part of the community is located in the Houston Independent School District (ISD), the western part is in the Aldine ISD. Water and sewer service was introduced into the original subdivisions during the 1970s as the area was annexed by the City of Houston.”  For a City of Houston land use map of Acres Homes go to http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/landuse/sn6lu.html