ZIP 77659 · Sour Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 77659 (Sour Lake, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sour Lake, TX · Hardin County
uszips 2026
People5,650
Median age37.2
Household income$110,590
Home value$250,852
Median rent$1,299/mo
Poverty5.7%
College degree+30.9%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,971
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.9% are 65 or older; 67.5% are adults.
Household income
53.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,648.
Education (adults 25+)
42.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.8%
- Never married
- 21.7%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 59.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 3.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.7%
- Veterans
- 4.6%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 19.4%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.