ZIP Code 77479

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Population: 92,355
Median household income: $162,381
Median home value: $462,200

ZIP Code 77479 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fort Bend County, Texas, home to about 92,355 residents. Its median household income of $162,381 runs above the Fort Bend County figure of $113,409.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 77479's population declined 1.6% from 93,848 to 92,355, while its median gross rent rose 10.9% from $1,801 to $1,997.

67.4% of workers drive to work alone. 87.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 92,355
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $162,381
Median home value: $462,200
Median gross rent: $1,997
Housing units: 30,680
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

93,84892,355

Median household income

$140,394$162,381

Median home value

$372,000$462,200

Median gross rent

$1,801$1,997

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	93,848	$140,394	$372,000	$1,801
2020	95,615	$139,294	$384,700	$1,780
2021	90,084	$142,073	$391,500	$1,944
2022	91,618	$154,658	$437,500	$1,971
2023	92,355	$162,381	$462,200	$1,997

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,100	4.4%
5 to 17	19,887	21.5%
18 to 24	7,006	7.6%
25 to 34	8,022	8.7%
35 to 44	12,976	14.1%
45 to 54	15,590	16.9%
55 to 64	11,428	12.4%
65 to 74	9,030	9.8%
75 and over	4,316	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,972	30.3%
Black or African American	7,679	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	149	0.2%
Asian	43,790	47.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.1%
Some other race	329	0.4%
Two or more races	3,104	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,268	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate10.0%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree33.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,693	4.4%
High school graduate	6,157	10.0%
Some college or associate's	10,540	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	21,618	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20,354	33.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,142	67.4%
Carpooled	3,965	8.9%
Public transit	431	1.0%
Walked	222	0.5%
Bicycle	14	0.0%
Worked from home	9,671	21.6%
Other means	289	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,915	14.0%
15 to 29 min	11,483	32.7%
30 to 44 min	9,454	27.0%
45 to 59 min	5,620	16.0%
60+ min	3,591	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 3.7% (3,400 of 92,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,120	84.8%
Nonfamily households	4,491	15.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,611	96.5%
Vacant	1,069	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,564	83.0%
Renter-occupied	5,047	17.0%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,688	87.0%
1-unit, attached	894	2.9%
2 to 4 units	242	0.8%
5 to 19 units	702	2.3%
20 or more units	2,061	6.7%
Mobile home & other	93	0.3%

ZIP Code 77479

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