ZIP 77049 · Houston
Who lives in ZIP code 77049 (Houston, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Houston, TX · Harris County
uszips 2026
People40,418
Median age30.3
Household income$62,971
Home value$217,084
Median rent$1,587/mo
Poverty20.1%
College degree+14.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Wider region
- Houston-Pasadena, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 645 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,209
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
7.6% are 65 or older; 67.5% are adults.
Household income
29.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,238.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
66.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.2%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 3.87
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.9%
- Rent burden
- 35.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.2%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 10.0%
- No health insurance
- 28.4%
- Limited English
- 9.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.