ZIP Code 77026

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 20,536
Median household income: $34,835
Median home value: $104,800

ZIP Code 77026 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas, home to about 20,536 residents. At $34,835, its median household income sits below Harris County's $73,104.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 77026's population declined 3.6% from 21,300 to 20,536, while its median gross rent rose 33.8% from $719 to $962.

33.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.53 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,536
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $34,835
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $962
Housing units: 9,580
Homeownership rate: 40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,30020,536

Median household income

$28,678$34,835

Median home value

$65,500$104,800

Median gross rent

$719$962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,300	$28,678	$65,500	$719
2020	21,269	$29,401	$65,700	$734
2021	21,412	$31,744	$76,700	$777
2022	20,732	$33,452	$91,200	$886
2023	20,536	$34,835	$104,800	$962

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	989	4.8%
5 to 17	3,705	18.0%
18 to 24	1,964	9.6%
25 to 34	3,228	15.7%
35 to 44	2,362	11.5%
45 to 54	2,553	12.4%
55 to 64	2,838	13.8%
65 to 74	1,919	9.3%
75 and over	978	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	997	4.9%
Black or African American	10,111	49.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	25	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	276	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,070	44.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.4%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,218	30.4%
High school graduate	5,237	37.7%
Some college or associate's	3,141	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	997	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	285	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled16.4%

Public transit6.4%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,393	66.9%
Carpooled	1,323	16.4%
Public transit	513	6.4%
Walked	27	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	682	8.5%
Other means	119	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,088	14.8%
15 to 29 min	3,113	42.2%
30 to 44 min	1,798	24.4%
45 to 59 min	736	10.0%
60+ min	640	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 33.2% (6,756 of 20,380)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,486	55.7%
Nonfamily households	3,567	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,053	84.1%
Vacant	1,527	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,237	40.2%
Renter-occupied	4,816	59.8%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,913	72.2%
1-unit, attached	223	2.3%
2 to 4 units	581	6.1%
5 to 19 units	1,125	11.7%
20 or more units	500	5.2%
Mobile home & other	238	2.5%

ZIP Code 77026

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