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77083

Houston, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
73,230
Median household income
$64,418
People below poverty
15.7%
Median home value
$239,300

Income

The median income of households in 77083 was $64,418. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3
$25,000 to $34,999 8.6
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 19.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 8.9
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47395
Female 40526

An estimated 86.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 29% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,605. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.9
Social Security 29
Retirement income 17.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8
Cash public assistance income 6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.7

In 2020-2024, 19.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77083 in 2020-2024, 79% had health insurance coverage and 21% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.6% and public coverage was 33.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 18.3%.


In 2020-2024, 77083 had a total population of 73,230 - 38,280 (52.3%) females and 34,950 (47.7%) males. The median age was 36.2 years. An estimated 23.5% of the population was under 18 years, 34.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77083 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1996 1889
5 to 9 2053 1910
10 to 14 2668 3077
15 to 19 3183 2514
20 to 24 3352 2436
25 to 29 2104 2695
30 to 34 2789 2908
35 to 39 1953 2051
40 to 44 2276 2572
45 to 49 1802 2442
50 to 54 1606 2741
55 to 59 2324 2488
60 to 64 2004 2359
65 to 69 2063 2761
70 to 74 1598 1242
75 to 79 515 932
80 to 84 353 669
85 and over 311 594

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 16.1% were White; 28.3% were Black or African American; 1.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 23.3% were Asian; 9.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 37.3% of the people in 77083 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 9% of the people in 77083 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 22,425 households in 77083. The average household size was 3.26 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.6% of the households in 77083 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.8% of all households, while 13.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.8% of all households.

In 77083, 37.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.7% of males and 46.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.1 30.8
Now married, except separated 50.7 46.8
Separated 1.1 4.2
Widowed 1.5 7.2
Divorced 4.6 11

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77083, 2,739 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 18.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 54.3% of the people living in 77083 were U.S. natives. 40.7% of the 77083 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 45.7% of 77083 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77083 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 77083.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 40.2
Asia 38.6
Europe 0.9
Africa 19.9
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77083 in 2020-2024, 61.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 30.8% of people at least five years old; 29.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 30.8
Other Indo-European languages 7.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 15.7
Other languages 8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 77083 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.4
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 78.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 21.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77083 was 20,310 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 729 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 13,509. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,072.

Educational Attainment of People in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 21.9
High school diploma or equivalency 26.3
Some college, no degree 19
Associate's degree 7.4
Bachelor's degree 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 8.1

Disability

In 77083, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77083, 60.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 28,522 80.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,115 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,730 7.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77083 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 7
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 13.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.6
Other Services, except public administration 9.1
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77083 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,003 31
Service occupations 8,904 25.1
Sales and office occupations 7,951 22.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,156 8.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,435 12.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.5% of 77083 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 1.2
Other means 0.9
Worked from home 9

In 2020-2024, 77083 had a total of 23,617 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.2
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77083 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 75.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77083 had 22,425 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,192 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.2% while renters occupied 35.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.34 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.12.

5.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.6% and another 31.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77083:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77083 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.5
Electricity 49.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77083 was $239,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.7 % had a mortgage. 50.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,744 and for owners without a mortgage it was $710.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77083 was $1,447. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.