ZIP Code 77051

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 18,506
Median household income: $40,030
Median home value: $171,900

ZIP Code 77051 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas, home to about 18,506 residents. At $40,030, its median household income sits below Harris County's $73,104.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 77051's population grew 7.5% from 17,221 to 18,506, while its median gross rent rose 48.5% from $897 to $1,332.

55.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,506
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $40,030
Median home value: $171,900
Median gross rent: $1,332
Housing units: 7,453
Homeownership rate: 38.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 19.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,22118,506

Median household income

$30,646$40,030

Median home value

$78,000$171,900

Median gross rent

$897$1,332

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,221	$30,646	$78,000	$897
2020	17,547	$31,942	$83,800	$929
2021	19,077	$35,760	$112,500	$950
2022	16,974	$38,694	$139,700	$1,171
2023	18,506	$40,030	$171,900	$1,332

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,787	9.7%
5 to 17	4,131	22.3%
18 to 24	2,005	10.8%
25 to 34	2,016	10.9%
35 to 44	2,577	13.9%
45 to 54	1,369	7.4%
55 to 64	2,063	11.1%
65 to 74	1,209	6.5%
75 and over	1,349	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	594	3.2%
Black or African American	14,303	77.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.2%
Asian	124	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	100	0.5%
Two or more races	413	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,942	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,352	22.2%
High school graduate	3,602	34.0%
Some college or associate's	3,071	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,174	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	384	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit6.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,015	70.4%
Carpooled	527	9.2%
Public transit	382	6.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	652	11.4%
Other means	126	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	582	11.5%
15 to 29 min	2,773	54.9%
30 to 44 min	1,096	21.7%
45 to 59 min	238	4.7%
60+ min	361	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 37.7% (6,975 of 18,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,950	60.1%
Nonfamily households	2,618	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,568	88.1%
Vacant	885	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,547	38.8%
Renter-occupied	4,021	61.2%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,115	55.2%
1-unit, attached	476	6.4%
2 to 4 units	805	10.8%
5 to 19 units	885	11.9%
20 or more units	1,128	15.1%
Mobile home & other	44	0.6%

ZIP Code 77051

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