ZIP Code 77437

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wharton County, Texas.

Population: 18,886
Median household income: $72,490
Median home value: $175,400

ZIP Code 77437 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wharton County, Texas, home to about 18,886 residents. Its median household income of $72,490 runs above the Wharton County figure of $66,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 77437's population grew 11.7% from 16,913 to 18,886, while its median gross rent rose 31.3% from $732 to $961.

The median resident is 37.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,886
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $72,490
Median home value: $175,400
Median gross rent: $961
Housing units: 7,322
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,91318,886

Median household income

$49,090$72,490

Median home value

$155,400$175,400

Median gross rent

$732$961

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,913	$49,090	$155,400	$732
2020	17,177	$51,788	$156,600	$817
2021	18,529	$53,976	$155,100	$845
2022	18,466	$63,810	$166,800	$960
2023	18,886	$72,490	$175,400	$961

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,223	6.5%
5 to 17	4,128	21.9%
18 to 24	1,505	8.0%
25 to 34	2,091	11.1%
35 to 44	2,553	13.5%
45 to 54	2,136	11.3%
55 to 64	2,232	11.8%
65 to 74	1,873	9.9%
75 and over	1,145	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,221	43.5%
Black or African American	1,144	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	68	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,401	49.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,093	17.4%
High school graduate	4,107	34.1%
Some college or associate's	3,825	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,418	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	587	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,428	79.7%
Carpooled	1,090	13.5%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	106	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	390	4.8%
Other means	33	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,426	44.7%
15 to 29 min	2,148	28.0%
30 to 44 min	664	8.7%
45 to 59 min	622	8.1%
60+ min	811	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 13.7% (2,554 of 18,633)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,911	74.1%
Nonfamily households	1,714	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,625	90.5%
Vacant	697	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,560	68.8%
Renter-occupied	2,065	31.2%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,701	77.9%
1-unit, attached	139	1.9%
2 to 4 units	436	6.0%
5 to 19 units	255	3.5%
20 or more units	77	1.1%
Mobile home & other	714	9.8%

ZIP Code 77437

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