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77474

Sealy, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
15,146
Median household income
$75,272
People below poverty
14.4%
Median home value
$287,600

Income

The median income of households in 77474 was $75,272. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 9.6
$35,000 to $49,999 8.4
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 10.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63981
Female 44794

An estimated 78.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,348. 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 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.2
Social Security 35.2
Retirement income 22.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 74.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77474 in 2020-2024, 79.3% had health insurance coverage and 20.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.4% and public coverage was 33.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 21.2%.


In 2020-2024, 77474 had a total population of 15,146 - 7,470 (49.3%) females and 7,676 (50.7%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 22.3% of the population was under 18 years, 29.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77474 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 509 308
5 to 9 261 398
10 to 14 890 393
15 to 19 640 307
20 to 24 415 689
25 to 29 469 438
30 to 34 390 476
35 to 39 476 337
40 to 44 353 435
45 to 49 308 420
50 to 54 517 525
55 to 59 608 426
60 to 64 428 577
65 to 69 397 390
70 to 74 558 559
75 to 79 160 532
80 to 84 221 154
85 and over 76 106

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59.5% were White; 8.7% were Black or African American; 7.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 3.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 35.5% of the people in 77474 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 51.4% of the people in 77474 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,861 households in 77474. The average household size was 2.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 55% of the households in 77474 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.5% of all households, while 14.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.8% of all households.

In 77474, 35.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.9% of males and 53.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.9 24
Now married, except separated 54.9 53.9
Separated 1.4 1.8
Widowed 3 15.1
Divorced 7.9 5.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77474, 500 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85% of the people living in 77474 were U.S. natives. 64% of the 77474 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15% of 77474 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 66.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77474 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 77474.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 87.1
Asia 8.5
Europe 4.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77474 in 2020-2024, 30.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 27.3% of people at least five years old; 12.1% 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 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 27.3
Other Indo-European languages 2.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 77474 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.7
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 6
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77474 was 3,354 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 334 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,539. College or graduate school enrollment was 481.

Educational Attainment of People in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.7
High school diploma or equivalency 33.6
Some college, no degree 22.1
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 14.5
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In 77474, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 7.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77474, 59.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,170 84.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 805 11
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 299 4.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77474 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.6
Construction 12.9
Manufacturing 6.1
Wholesale trade 7.2
Retail trade 16.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77474 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,554 35
Service occupations 1,137 15.6
Sales and office occupations 1,552 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 961 13.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,099 15

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75% of 77474 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.1
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 9.5

In 2020-2024, 77474 had a total of 6,571 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.2% 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"). 9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9
Mobile homes 24.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

16.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77474 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 72.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77474 had 5,861 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 710 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.1% while renters occupied 20.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.75.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 33.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77474:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77474 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36
Electricity 59.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 4.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77474 was $287,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49 % had a mortgage. 51% 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 $1,841 and for owners without a mortgage it was $612.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77474 was $1,239. 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.