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ZIP Code 77518: Bacliff, TX

ZIP code 77518 is in Bacliff, Texas, entirely in Galveston County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 9,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $51,458 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Bacliff (77%) and Texas City (23%).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
775sectional center: North Houston, TX (SCF 773)
18delivery area within it
Town
Bacliff · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Bacliff (77%) census-designated place; Texas City (23%)
Metro area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
House district
TX-14 119th Congress
State
Texas
Time zone
Central
Land area
3.2 sq mi · 2,944 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 77518?

77518 centers on 29.505°, -94.987° and covers 3.2 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 77565, 77539, 77573.

77539 · Dickinson77565 · Kemah77573 · League City77518 · Bacliff (this ZIP)77518775397756577539 · Dickinson77565 · Kemah77573 · League City77518 · Bacliff (this ZIP)77518775397756577539 · Dickinson77565 · Kemah77573 · League City77518 · Bacliff (this ZIP)775187753977565
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 77518 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77518, 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 77518 compare with the rest of Galveston County?

Rank of 77518 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)
Measure77518In Galveston CountyIn TX
People (ACS 2020-2024)9,54113th of 19835th of 1,990
Median household income$52knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$202k15th of 16739th of 1,172

77518's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$13,725) is more than a quarter of the figure ($51,458). 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 88% 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 77518?

The 2020 Census counted 9,689 people in 77518; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 9,541. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
9,541±1,178 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
9,689
Households
3,650
Median age
32.4

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 77518?

Of the 9,541 people the ACS estimates in 77518, 31.2% are under 18 and 7.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (47.4%), then White (not Hispanic) (37.7%).

  • Under 1831.2%
  • 18 to 6461.1%
  • 65 and older7.7%
Age of the people of 77518 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino47.4%
  • White, not Hispanic37.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic8.5%
  • Other or two or more4.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 77518 (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 77518 earn?

Median household income is $51,458 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$51,458±$13,725
Income per person
$27,816
Below the poverty line
28.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
20.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$55,0134,560 returns; wages 78% 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 77518?

FHFA's house price index for 77518, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 83% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 23% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −6.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$201,500
Median gross rent
$1,498
Homes owned by their occupants
61.8%
Housing units
4,024
0 100 200 300 400 1999201020202025 0 100 200 300 400 1999201020202025 0 100 200 300 400 1999201020202025
Index = 100 in 1999, the first year FHFA reports for 77518; 2025: 349.2. 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 77518?

102 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 15 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade25
  • Accommodation and food services23
  • Construction13
  • Other services (except public administration)10
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services6
  • Finance and insurance5

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 77518?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 77518, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
77565Kemah6,943$95k3.6 mi
77539Dickinson49,375$89k4.4 mi
77573League City98,109$123k6.0 mi
77586Seabrook23,807$114k6.2 mi (near)
77591Texas City18,294$69k7.3 mi (near)
77058Houston17,850$69k7.8 mi (near)
77598Webster26,110$61k9.2 mi (near)
77507Pasadena567$77k9.4 mi (near)

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