ZIP Code 77072

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 58,681
Median household income: $49,893
Median home value: $175,100

ZIP Code 77072 (Harris County, Texas) is home to about 58,681 residents. Its median household income of $49,893 runs below the Harris County figure of $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 77072's population declined 4.0% from 61,122 to 58,681, while its median gross rent rose 21.4% from $1,028 to $1,248.

The median resident is 35.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 58,681
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,893
Median home value: $175,100
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 20,371
Homeownership rate: 45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

61,12258,681

Median household income

$41,228$49,893

Median home value

$111,200$175,100

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	61,122	$41,228	$111,200	$1,028
2020	65,015	$46,127	$126,200	$1,050
2021	63,585	$46,376	$133,200	$1,094
2022	61,688	$50,886	$162,100	$1,174
2023	58,681	$49,893	$175,100	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,240	5.5%
5 to 17	11,804	20.1%
18 to 24	7,116	12.1%
25 to 34	7,050	12.0%
35 to 44	7,749	13.2%
45 to 54	6,680	11.4%
55 to 64	7,288	12.4%
65 to 74	4,571	7.8%
75 and over	3,183	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,122	5.3%
Black or African American	13,728	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	14,281	24.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	166	0.3%
Two or more races	826	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26,557	45.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.9%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,932	29.9%
High school graduate	10,269	28.1%
Some college or associate's	8,886	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,600	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,834	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit6.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,828	69.1%
Carpooled	4,025	15.6%
Public transit	1,658	6.4%
Walked	119	0.5%
Bicycle	60	0.2%
Worked from home	1,501	5.8%
Other means	626	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,355	13.8%
15 to 29 min	9,172	37.7%
30 to 44 min	6,813	28.0%
45 to 59 min	2,442	10.0%
60+ min	2,534	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 24.4% (14,278 of 58,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,836	74.0%
Nonfamily households	4,851	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,687	91.7%
Vacant	1,684	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,422	45.1%
Renter-occupied	10,265	54.9%

1-unit, detached45.3%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units24.8%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,221	45.3%
1-unit, attached	2,501	12.3%
2 to 4 units	1,337	6.6%
5 to 19 units	5,045	24.8%
20 or more units	1,952	9.6%
Mobile home & other	315	1.5%

ZIP Code 77072

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