ZIP Code 77021

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 24,884
Median household income: $45,034
Median home value: $203,900

ZIP Code 77021 (Harris County, Texas) is home to about 24,884 residents. Its median household income of $45,034 runs below the Harris County figure of $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 77021's population declined 5.1% from 26,214 to 24,884, while its median gross rent rose 25.7% from $949 to $1,193.

28.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.22 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,884
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,034
Median home value: $203,900
Median gross rent: $1,193
Housing units: 12,819
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,21424,884

Median household income

$37,913$45,034

Median home value

$107,900$203,900

Median gross rent

$949$1,193

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,214	$37,913	$107,900	$949
2020	25,769	$38,638	$121,100	$988
2021	26,287	$40,444	$129,100	$1,037
2022	25,500	$46,508	$163,300	$1,170
2023	24,884	$45,034	$203,900	$1,193

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,621	6.5%
5 to 17	3,948	15.9%
18 to 24	2,175	8.7%
25 to 34	4,123	16.6%
35 to 44	3,041	12.2%
45 to 54	3,161	12.7%
55 to 64	2,710	10.9%
65 to 74	2,238	9.0%
75 and over	1,867	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,594	10.4%
Black or African American	15,535	62.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	443	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.1%
Two or more races	746	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,501	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,283	13.3%
High school graduate	4,797	28.0%
Some college or associate's	4,244	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,709	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,107	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit6.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,876	67.2%
Carpooled	715	7.0%
Public transit	694	6.8%
Walked	116	1.1%
Bicycle	43	0.4%
Worked from home	1,602	15.7%
Other means	187	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,595	18.5%
15 to 29 min	3,192	37.0%
30 to 44 min	2,307	26.7%
45 to 59 min	524	6.1%
60+ min	1,013	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 28.7% (7,034 of 24,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,522	50.2%
Nonfamily households	5,476	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,998	85.8%
Vacant	1,821	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,380	39.8%
Renter-occupied	6,618	60.2%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units18.9%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,858	53.5%
1-unit, attached	375	2.9%
2 to 4 units	834	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2,230	17.4%
20 or more units	2,425	18.9%
Mobile home & other	97	0.8%

ZIP Code 77021

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