ZIP Code 77012

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 16,780
Median household income: $48,287
Median home value: $127,400

ZIP Code 77012 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas, home to about 16,780 residents. At $48,287, its median household income sits below Harris County's $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 77012's population declined 14.4% from 19,597 to 16,780, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $775 to $944.

22.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.78 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,780
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,287
Median home value: $127,400
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 6,867
Homeownership rate: 41.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,59716,780

Median household income

$39,489$48,287

Median home value

$82,300$127,400

Median gross rent

$775$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,597	$39,489	$82,300	$775
2020	18,640	$37,823	$88,700	$769
2021	17,932	$39,094	$92,100	$822
2022	17,950	$45,784	$113,300	$884
2023	16,780	$48,287	$127,400	$944

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,038	6.2%
5 to 17	3,384	20.2%
18 to 24	1,833	10.9%
25 to 34	2,133	12.7%
35 to 44	2,723	16.2%
45 to 54	1,869	11.1%
55 to 64	1,700	10.1%
65 to 74	1,647	9.8%
75 and over	453	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	381	2.3%
Black or African American	845	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	73	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,438	92.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma41.4%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,362	41.4%
High school graduate	3,049	29.0%
Some college or associate's	2,013	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	886	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	215	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means6.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,628	76.9%
Carpooled	736	10.1%
Public transit	150	2.0%
Walked	126	1.7%
Bicycle	31	0.4%
Worked from home	160	2.2%
Other means	488	6.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,080	15.1%
15 to 29 min	2,541	35.5%
30 to 44 min	2,082	29.1%
45 to 59 min	540	7.5%
60+ min	916	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 22.9% (3,837 of 16,765)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,053	67.5%
Nonfamily households	1,952	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,005	87.4%
Vacant	862	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,494	41.5%
Renter-occupied	3,511	58.5%

1-unit, detached57.1%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,922	57.1%
1-unit, attached	170	2.5%
2 to 4 units	624	9.1%
5 to 19 units	1,201	17.5%
20 or more units	780	11.4%
Mobile home & other	170	2.5%

ZIP Code 77012

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