ZIP Code 77042

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 40,725
Median household income: $57,745
Median home value: $371,300

ZIP Code 77042 (Harris County, Texas) is home to about 40,725 residents. The median household income of $57,745 is below the Harris County median ($73,104).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 77042's population declined 2.4% from 41,734 to 40,725, while its median gross rent rose 19.2% from $1,080 to $1,287.

18.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,725
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,745
Median home value: $371,300
Median gross rent: $1,287
Housing units: 21,252
Homeownership rate: 25.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,73440,725

Median household income

$49,726$57,745

Median home value

$244,900$371,300

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,287

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,734	$49,726	$244,900	$1,080
2020	40,659	$48,741	$301,900	$1,088
2021	40,861	$48,801	$296,900	$1,103
2022	40,747	$51,723	$320,400	$1,224
2023	40,725	$57,745	$371,300	$1,287

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3423.1%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,977	7.3%
5 to 17	5,576	13.7%
18 to 24	3,184	7.8%
25 to 34	9,419	23.1%
35 to 44	6,810	16.7%
45 to 54	4,883	12.0%
55 to 64	3,768	9.3%
65 to 74	2,203	5.4%
75 and over	1,905	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,630	31.0%
Black or African American	9,622	23.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	2,631	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.1%
Some other race	250	0.6%
Two or more races	1,030	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,489	35.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate19.5%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,292	11.4%
High school graduate	5,659	19.5%
Some college or associate's	7,139	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	7,798	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,100	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit5.8%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,476	71.4%
Carpooled	1,486	6.9%
Public transit	1,250	5.8%
Walked	338	1.6%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	2,806	12.9%
Other means	303	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,645	14.0%
15 to 29 min	7,299	38.7%
30 to 44 min	5,671	30.1%
45 to 59 min	1,798	9.5%
60+ min	1,452	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 15.9% (6,425 of 40,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,028	52.5%
Nonfamily households	9,067	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,095	89.9%
Vacant	2,157	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,898	25.7%
Renter-occupied	14,197	74.3%

1-unit, detached18.2%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units28.4%

20 or more units37.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,869	18.2%
1-unit, attached	889	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2,392	11.3%
5 to 19 units	6,025	28.4%
20 or more units	7,982	37.6%
Mobile home & other	95	0.4%

ZIP Code 77042

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