ZIP 77072 · Houston
Who lives in ZIP code 77072 (Houston, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Houston, TX · Harris County
uszips 2026
People57,108
Median age35.7
Household income$51,070
Home value$189,607
Median rent$1,300/mo
Poverty23.4%
College degree+18.0%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Wider region
- Houston-Pasadena, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,972 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,278
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.2% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
18.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,055.
Education (adults 25+)
45.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
47.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.8%
- Never married
- 42.0%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.67
- Dual-income families
- 53.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 45.2%
- Rent burden
- 38.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 24.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.9%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 28.3%
- Limited English
- 24.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.