Jensen, Houston

Eastex-Jensen Area also known as "Jensen", is a neighborhood tucked between Hardy Toll Road and Highway 59, just south of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and north of the 610 Loop. A portion of the area is industrial with major freeways and strip malls everywhere you turn. The area is split between Houston, Aldine and North Forest school districts.[1][2]

History

The neighborhood was originally developed in the 1940s along Jensen Drive. Jensen was once the primary highway to east Texas but was replaced by the Eastex Freeway. In the earlier years, the community boomed with small business but after the oil bust in the 1980s, the neighborhood began to decline. Gangs, drugs and prostitution all played a major role in the decline. Drive-by shooting and store robberies on Crosstimbers Street were common but yet random at times. In 1990s HPD began cracking down on drug sells at the Corner of Crosstimbers and Curry Rd. Between 2004-2007 the area recorded 1,372 crimes and was ranked 3rd for Narcotic sells.

Demographic

The majority of residents in the Jensen Area were Hispanic. Blacks were the second largest group, comprising 22% of the population. Ten percent of the population were White and 1% were of other races. Of the total population, a majority (61%) were native Texans; 31% were foreign born.

Income

Thirty percent of the population in Jensen Area was below the poverty level in 1999. Sixty-five percent of all residents in the super neighborhood had incomes less than twice the poverty level. Of those living below the poverty level,41% were children under 18 years of age;6% were adults 65 and older.

Education

The Houston Independent School District operates district public schools.

Crime

Jensen is among the neighborhoods with high annual average rates of violent crime.The annual average rate of violent crime in Jensen was 18.8 per 1,000 population, 60% higher than the Houston rate as a whole. The firearm-related violent crime rate Jensen Area was 7.3 per 1,000 population, 70% higher than the rate in Houston overall.[3]

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References
  1. https://www.neighborhoods.com/eastex-jensen-houston-tx
  2. https://www.houstontx.gov/superneighborhoods/46.html
  3. https://www.houstontx.gov/health/chs/Eastex-Jensen%20Area.pdf
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