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77072 zip code Houston
Zip Code: 77072
State: Texas
Population: 51716
Housing Units: 16962
Land Area: 7.5 square miles
19.5 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
0 square kilometers
City Name: Houston
Post Office Name: Houston
County: Harris
Area Code: 281
Timezone: CST
Latitude: +29.833990
Longitude: -095.434241
State Zip Codes: Texas Zip Codes
State Geography: Texas Geography


77072 Overview 77072 Demographic 77072 Economic 77072 Housing 77072 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 51,716 100.0 100%
  Male 25,171 48.7 49.1%
  Female 26,545 51.3 50.9%
Median Age 28.9 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 4,586 8.9 6.8%
18 years and over 34,766 67.2 74.3%
65 years and over 2,712 5.2 12.4%
One race 49,534 95.8 97.6%
  White 17,315 33.5 75.1%
  Black or African American 14,474 28.0 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 170 0.3 0.9%
  Asian 9,647 18.7 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 23 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 7,905 15.3 5.5%
  Two or more races 2,182 4.2 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,509 35.8 12.5%
Average Household Size 3.24 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.69 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 16,962 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 15,874 93.6 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 7,523 47.4 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 8,351 52.6 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 1,088 6.4 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 29,853 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 20,616 69.1 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 5,740 19.2 24.4%
Civilian veterans 2,235 6.4 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 6,293 21.1 19.2%
Foreign born 21,688 41.8 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 18,939 50.7 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 27,043 57.0 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 23,630 64.7 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 31.2 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 33,979 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 34,360 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 13,462 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 1,975 15.8 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 9,369 18.1 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 6,798 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 65,400 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 797 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 325 (X) 295


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