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ZIP Code 77446: Prairie View, TX
ZIP code 77446 is in Prairie View, Texas, entirely in Waller County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 5,800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $20,766 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Prairie View · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Waller County
- Census places
- Prairie View
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- House district
- TX-10 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 2.7 sq mi · 2,178 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 77446?
77446 centers on 30.087°, -95.990° and covers 2.7 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 77484, 77445.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77446, 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).
How does 77446 compare with the rest of Waller County?
| Measure | 77446 | In Waller County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 5,780 | 8th of 10 | 976th of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $21k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $251k | not ranked | not ranked |
77446's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 5,780 residents live outside households (935 households; mostly students, median age 20.6): a campus, a base or an institution. Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 85% of 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 77446?
The 2020 Census counted 6,236 people in 77446; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 5,780. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 5,780±860 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 6,236
- Households
- 935
- Median age
- 20.6
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 77446?
Of the 5,780 people the ACS estimates in 77446, 6.3% are under 18 and 3.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (85.2%).
- Under 186.3%
- 18 to 6490.0%
- 65 and older3.7%
- Black, not Hispanic85.2%
- Hispanic or Latino9.3%
- White, not Hispanic3.3%
- Other or two or more1.6%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
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 77446 earn?
Median household income is $20,766 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $20,766
- Income per person
- $9,354
- Below the poverty line
- 44.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 24.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 45.9%
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 77446?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $250,900
- Median gross rent
- $997
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 17.0%
- Housing units
- 1,094
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 77446?
24 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Accommodation and food services9
- Real estate and rental and leasing4
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services4
- Other services (except public administration)3
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 77446?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77484 | Waller | 14,348 | $81k | 3.7 mi |
| 77445 | Hempstead | 16,142 | $66k | 4.5 mi |
| 77447 | Hockley | 25,231 | $117k | 10.1 mi (near) |
| 77355 | Magnolia | 32,847 | $102k | 15.1 mi (near) |
| 77426 | Chappell Hill | 2,007 | $80k | 16.3 mi (near) |
| 77418 | Bellville | 10,171 | $91k | 17.2 mi (near) |
| 77423 | Brookshire | 18,767 | $85k | 17.5 mi (near) |
| 77433 | Cypress | 116,550 | $144k | 17.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.