Between 1990 and 2000, theHispanic population of Kashmere Gardens increased from around 19% of the population to around 31%, as Hispanics in the Houston area moved into majority-black neighborhoods.[3] In the same period, the black population of the Kashmere area declined by 1,711, as majority African-American neighborhoods in Houston had declines in their black populations.[4]
A study by the Evert Crawford of Crawford Realty Advisors, in conjunction with the Institute for Regional Forecasting, stated that Kashmere Gardens' population increased by 10.5% each year from 2000 to 2005.[1]
In 2007, Kashmere Gardens was one of several Houston neighborhoods with a high concentration of felons.[5]
The community received severe damage fromHurricane Harvey in 2017. The president of the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood Association, Keith Downey, stated that residents felt helpless in the face of institutional failures in local governments. Danny Vinik ofPolitico wrote, "Nearly every street [in Kashmere Gardens] has gutted homes."[7]
In 2000, the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood had about 11,286 people, with 2,800 people per square mile. As of 2015[update], the neighborhood had about 10,005 people, with 2,493 people per square mile.[9] As of 2018[update] the median income was $23,000.[7]
TheHouston Independent School District operates local public schools. Kashmere Gardens is within Trustee District II, represented by Carol Mims Galloway as of 2009.[13]
In 2008, criminals systematically burglarized several area schools.[21]
TheRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operated St.Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Kashmere Gardens.[22] It was established in 1955,[23] and closed in 2020.[24] Parent Sharita Palmer Mayo, as paraphrased by Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio ofThe New York Times, stated that the school "had been severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, but community members had worked hard to support rebuilding efforts and [reopen]"; the archdiocese attributed the closure toCOVID-19.[25]
Houston Public Library operated the McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library at 5411 Pardee Street.[26] The library closed after Hurricane Harvey damaged it in 2017. In 2018, city library officials were reportedly unsure whether they would reopen the library.[27] By 2020, plans were underway to renovate the facility, though the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed this process.[28]
^"Contact". St. Francis of Asisi Catholic School. Archived fromthe original on June 6, 2020. RetrievedMay 30, 2020. – See logo, which has date of establishment.
