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ZIP Code 77087: Houston, TX

ZIP code 77087 is in Houston, Texas, entirely in Harris County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 34,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 43rd most populous of Houston's 97 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $52,847 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
770sectional center: South Houston, TX (SCF 774)
87delivery area within it
Town
Houston · 97 residential ZIPs
Census places
Houston
Neighborhoods
Golfcrest, Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille, Golfview Manor, Greenway Place, Kings Court, Mayfair and 3 more GeoNames
Metro area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
House districts
TX-9 (92%), TX-29 (8%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State
Texas
Time zone
Central
Land area
6.6 sq mi · 5,239 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
81 more ZIP codes use the name Houston for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 77087?

77087 centers on 29.687°, -95.304° and covers 6.6 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 77033, 77023, 77012, 77061, 77017, 77048.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 77087 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77087, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 77087 compare with the rest of Houston?

Rank of 77087 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure77087In HoustonIn Harris CountyIn TX
People (ACS 2020-2024)34,34743rd of 9769th of 142315th of 1,990
Median household income$53k63rd of 93104th of 1371,002nd of 1,172
Median home value$178k74th of 92114th of 136822nd of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 18% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 94% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 77087?

The 2020 Census counted 34,654 people in 77087; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 34,347. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 4.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
34,347
2020 Census count
34,654−4.8% since 2010 (36,399)
Households
11,265
Median age
36.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 77087?

Of the 34,347 people the ACS estimates in 77087, 25.3% are under 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (78.2%), then Black (not Hispanic) (15.0%).

  • Under 1825.3%
  • 18 to 6461.7%
  • 65 and older12.9%
Age of the people of 77087 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino78.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic15.0%
  • White, not Hispanic4.1%
  • Other or two or more1.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 77087 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 77087 earn?

Median household income is $52,847 (ACS 2020-2024), the 104th highest of the 137 ranked ZIP codes in Harris County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($48,834 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$52,847±$5,951
Income per person
$22,937
Below the poverty line
22.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
10.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
11.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$40,07514,400 returns; wages 84% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 77087?

FHFA's house price index for 77087, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 104% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 50% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +7.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$177,900
Median gross rent
$1,082
Homes owned by their occupants
52.3%
Housing units
12,421
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Index = 100 in 1994, the first year FHFA reports for 77087; 2025: 492.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 77087?

663 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade112
  • Manufacturing77
  • Wholesale trade74
  • Construction72
  • Health care and social assistance61
  • Accommodation and food services61

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 77087?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 77087, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
77033Houston29,154$38k2.4 mi
77023Houston24,281$51k2.6 mi
77012Houston16,286$45k2.8 mi
77061Houston24,004$45k3.2 mi
77017Houston29,640$51k3.2 mi
77048Houston21,151$57k4.6 mi
77021Houston26,153$46k3.3 mi (near)
77204Houston4,579–3.4 mi (near)
77011Houston14,940$50k3.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.