ZIP Code 77478

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Population: 22,699
Median household income: $116,205
Median home value: $378,700

ZIP Code 77478 (Fort Bend County, Texas) is home to about 22,699 residents. At $116,205, its median household income sits in line with Fort Bend County's $113,409.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 77478's population declined 11.7% from 25,721 to 22,699, while its median gross rent rose 13.6% from $1,542 to $1,751.

The median resident is 46.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,699
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $116,205
Median home value: $378,700
Median gross rent: $1,751
Housing units: 9,168
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,72122,699

Median household income

$92,327$116,205

Median home value

$302,200$378,700

Median gross rent

$1,542$1,751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,721	$92,327	$302,200	$1,542
2020	24,673	$97,639	$314,100	$1,666
2021	23,276	$102,440	$331,000	$1,630
2022	23,105	$110,032	$368,300	$1,689
2023	22,699	$116,205	$378,700	$1,751

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	937	4.1%
5 to 17	3,109	13.7%
18 to 24	1,664	7.3%
25 to 34	2,615	11.5%
35 to 44	2,561	11.3%
45 to 54	2,573	11.3%
55 to 64	3,516	15.5%
65 to 74	3,434	15.1%
75 and over	2,290	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,489	41.8%
Black or African American	1,222	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	7,638	33.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	0.4%
Two or more races	937	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,309	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate12.1%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree37.2%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	984	5.8%
High school graduate	2,048	12.1%
Some college or associate's	3,874	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,319	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,764	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,098	71.4%
Carpooled	903	8.0%
Public transit	68	0.6%
Walked	24	0.2%
Bicycle	32	0.3%
Worked from home	2,058	18.1%
Other means	161	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,733	18.7%
15 to 29 min	3,264	35.1%
30 to 44 min	2,818	30.3%
45 to 59 min	851	9.2%
60+ min	620	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 6.6% (1,489 of 22,573)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,540	73.6%
Nonfamily households	2,345	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,885	96.9%
Vacant	283	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,759	76.1%
Renter-occupied	2,126	23.9%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,437	81.1%
1-unit, attached	151	1.6%
2 to 4 units	56	0.6%
5 to 19 units	750	8.2%
20 or more units	763	8.3%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

ZIP Code 77478

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