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Houston, TX

Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Houston, TX: 97 delivery areas, combined population 2,906,700. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HOUSTON-TX · Houston, TX 97 ZIPs · 2,906,700 pop · #12010/25278 · Harris County and Fort Bend County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MEGA · OWN-LOW · POP-MEGA · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,922
  • RANK-MID #12010/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stafford
  • BOOK-MEGA 97 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-MEGA 2,906,700
  • SPREAD-SPLIT 77091→77005
  • HOME-MID $319,767

Nearest income peer: Stafford, TX (+ $2,822 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Houston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Houston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Houston, TX sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a megacity-scale population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,906,700
city population (Census)
97
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,922
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income across a wide ZIP mosaic (97 codes): average household income $72,922 and home value $319,767 hide neighborhood splits. Poverty averages 19.2%, but the rate can concentrate in a minority of ZIPs. Sort the table by population first, then open the largest ZIP and one thin-edge ZIP.

Houston sits in the lower half of Harris County and Fort Bend County on income: Spring, Katy and Sugar Land report more, Pasadena and Baytown report less. Cypress marks the far end of that range at $131,563, 80% above Houston.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Houston differ

Houston's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $35,432 in ZIP 77091 to $229,267 in ZIP 77005, while home values span $112,600 in 77050 to $1,395,100 in 77005. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
6.5×

77091 to 77005

Home-value high-to-low ratio
12.4×

77050 to 77005

Poverty-rate spread
45.8 points

77059 to 77050

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Houston residents fan out across many ZIPs

Population is spread across 97 codes in Houston. The densest, 77084, still represents only about 3% of the 2,906,700 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense employer mosaic across Houston

Citywide ZBP: 80,665 establishments, 1,685,182 employees , annual payroll $142,244,769k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 97 of 97 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 77024 (2,772 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (12,027) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Houston, TX

These ZIP codes straddle Harris County and Fort Bend County, so county-level figures split Houston between several administrative records. See the Harris County roll-up →

Houston sits in the lower half of Harris County and Fort Bend County on income: Spring, Katy and Sugar Land report more, Pasadena and Baytown report less. Cypress marks the far end of that range at $131,563, 80% above Houston.

Side-by-side: Compare 77084 vs 77036 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
77084 95,137 $80,575 1,829 1,198
77036 71,969 $45,716 2,673 3,884
77083 70,837 $64,418 701 2,651
77095 66,502 $91,594 1,156 1,667
77072 56,526 $51,070 898 2,972
77015 53,621 $57,753 853 980
77077 52,151 $72,871 1,447 2,302
77082 49,900 $62,455 815 1,541
77088 49,660 $54,411 305 1,714
77089 48,685 $88,140 613 1,422
77081 47,860 $43,251 893 5,954
77099 47,091 $49,396 765 2,925
77093 46,929 $46,766 511 1,507
77070 46,017 $77,397 1,835 1,363
77064 45,847 $81,658 1,172 1,201
77080 45,275 $62,134 778 2,739
77040 45,081 $65,028 1,518 1,238
77055 41,989 $74,369 1,806 1,962
77060 40,830 $40,435 954 1,918
77057 39,208 $66,971 2,111 3,559
77009 38,094 $83,148 797 2,379
77075 37,388 $69,191 541 1,312
77074 37,267 $47,810 1,273 2,644
77041 37,146 $77,083 1,988 775
77087 36,399 $52,847 663 2,113
77042 36,385 $59,097 1,662 2,256
77035 35,896 $58,686 474 2,427
77065 35,326 $74,605 1,005 1,661
77073 34,790 $78,592 690 971
77024 34,775 $136,149 2,772 1,047
77063 34,299 $59,113 1,357 2,889
77076 33,803 $42,522 460 2,734
77092 33,745 $58,728 1,405 1,713
77034 33,678 $58,217 702 947
77090 32,930 $50,903 852 1,547
77004 32,692 $71,199 828 2,184
77096 32,628 $82,852 656 2,099
77017 32,561 $51,079 539 1,446
77066 31,366 $87,138 545 1,406
77079 31,280 $101,995 1,797 1,636
77045 31,255 $59,688 346 1,042
77044 30,949 $95,000 545 306
77007 30,853 $144,911 1,881 1,525
77067 30,559 $52,032 379 1,968
77008 30,482 $143,229 1,910 1,802
77022 29,557 $52,739 560 1,954
77023 28,998 $51,430 516 2,055
77053 28,954 $66,510 207 907
77014 28,684 $55,589 423 1,550
77049 28,521 $62,971 466 447
77086 28,009 $58,200 518 1,594
77033 27,965 $38,071 181 1,807
77039 27,562 $47,119 436 1,053
77016 26,989 $47,677 201 1,077
77038 26,713 $57,232 309 1,095
77025 26,137 $81,008 693 2,354
77021 26,042 $45,574 435 1,654
77071 25,671 $54,139 332 2,218
77018 25,563 $127,017 1,079 1,491
77005 25,528 $229,267 1,048 2,563
77020 25,464 $50,119 452 1,425
77062 25,152 $103,889 330 1,791
77061 24,457 $45,115 466 1,190
77026 23,940 $39,211 222 1,426
77091 23,472 $35,432 397 1,262
77043 23,358 $79,359 1,220 608
77054 22,290 $62,106 781 1,537
77047 21,077 $78,538 365 589
77012 20,719 $45,025 173 2,037
77037 19,819 $58,750 555 1,227
77006 19,664 $106,533 1,046 3,367
77011 19,547 $50,133 352 2,114
77019 18,944 $116,423 999 2,078
77056 18,673 $93,499 2,674 2,084
77029 17,814 $48,279 598 530
77013 17,602 $47,060 255 775
77059 16,949 $161,944 267 665
77028 16,808 $38,357 282 708
77002 16,793 $86,394 2,720 3,222
77069 16,541 $80,257 647 1,334
77058 16,406 $68,722 963 769
77085 16,074 $68,470 161 1,176
77031 15,762 $47,162 310 1,908
77048 15,294 $56,747 146 533
77051 15,085 $37,415 206 796
77078 14,777 $39,093 98 532
77027 14,331 $103,812 1,942 1,933
77098 13,076 $116,650 1,385 2,844
77032 12,757 $43,725 961 222
77003 10,508 $83,980 433 1,598
77030 10,258 $77,336 616 1,573
77068 10,064 $86,028 372 1,021
77094 8,498 $139,932 413 289
77050 4,611 $37,009 51 267
77046 1,196 $131,932 425 3,953
77010 366 $189,315 272 1,145
77201 0 n/a 6 n/a
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Houston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Houston, .