ZIP Code 77081

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harris County, Texas.

Population: 51,366
Median household income: $42,228
Median home value: $245,200

ZIP Code 77081 (Harris County, Texas) is home to about 51,366 residents. Its median household income of $42,228 runs below the Harris County figure of $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 77081's population declined 3.1% from 53,031 to 51,366, while its median gross rent rose 17.4% from $843 to $990.

The median gross rent is $990. 19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,366
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,228
Median home value: $245,200
Median gross rent: $990
Housing units: 21,245
Homeownership rate: 6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,03151,366

Median household income

$33,502$42,228

Median home value

$298,900$245,200

Median gross rent

$843$990

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,031	$33,502	$298,900	$843
2020	51,781	$34,817	$318,300	$863
2021	51,374	$37,594	$335,800	$895
2022	52,360	$40,805	$338,600	$951
2023	51,366	$42,228	$245,200	$990

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

Age distribution

Under 511.9%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 743.4%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,114	11.9%
5 to 17	8,487	16.5%
18 to 24	6,824	13.3%
25 to 34	11,505	22.4%
35 to 44	7,998	15.6%
45 to 54	4,730	9.2%
55 to 64	3,284	6.4%
65 to 74	1,740	3.4%
75 and over	684	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,030	7.8%
Black or African American	5,245	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.1%
Asian	2,227	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.1%
Some other race	522	1.0%
Two or more races	748	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,493	74.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma44.7%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's13.8%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,391	44.7%
High school graduate	6,580	22.0%
Some college or associate's	4,139	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,589	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,242	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone55.3%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit6.6%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means18.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,402	55.3%
Carpooled	3,550	13.6%
Public transit	1,706	6.6%
Walked	550	2.1%
Bicycle	240	0.9%
Worked from home	773	3.0%
Other means	4,799	18.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,884	11.4%
15 to 29 min	9,251	36.6%
30 to 44 min	9,058	35.9%
45 to 59 min	1,697	6.7%
60+ min	2,357	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 33.5% (17,151 of 51,233)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,721	60.4%
Nonfamily households	7,698	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,419	91.4%
Vacant	1,826	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,256	6.5%
Renter-occupied	18,163	93.5%

1-unit, detached8.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units36.2%

20 or more units43.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,762	8.3%
1-unit, attached	219	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2,153	10.1%
5 to 19 units	7,691	36.2%
20 or more units	9,309	43.8%
Mobile home & other	111	0.5%

ZIP Code 77081

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