Clinton Park is located east of Loop 610 East just north of the Houston Ship Channel. The neighborhood is served by both the Houston ISD and the Galena Park ISD. With just 2,437 residents, Clinton Park is one of Houston’s smallest Super Neighborhood’s by population. Almost 35% of the children in the neighborhood live below the poverty level and over 40% of the adults in this aging community do not have a high school diploma. High School students in Clinton Park attend either HISD’s Furr High School or Galena Park High School. Median per capita income is less than $10,000, 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 90 percent (90.6%) of the population is African American. The next largest population group is Hispanic at 7.67%. There are approximately 369 properties in the targeted area of the neighborhood that are undeveloped or have tax liens. Approximately 80 of those properties have long-term tax liens. 

The City of Houston Planning and Development Department describes Clinton Park by saying “Clinton Park/Fidelity is a small community located just north of Clinton Drive, adjacent to the City of Galena Park. It is split between Houston ISD (Clinton Park) and Galena Park ISD (Fidelity), and includes a part of the Port of Houston. From its inception, this area has been almost exclusively an African American community. Spurred by the proximity to jobs in the Port and nearby Ship Channel industries, development in the area began before World War II. Large holding ponds containing materials dredged from the Houston Ship Channel are located adjacent to the residential areas. The high earthen dikes surrounding the ponds are distinctive forms on this flat coastal plain. The wetlands created by these dikes offer open space that permanently buffers many residences.” For a City of Houston land use map of Clinton Park go to http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/landuse/sn59lu.html

Images: "Residents of Clinton Park participate in a meeting with Houston Hope staff to develop a human services plan for the neighborhood."

Clinton Park Tri-Community Human Services Plan, April 2006 (PDF)

Economic Development Plan