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77041 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77041 covers Houston, Texas, with a population of about 33,180 and a median household income of $79,164.

Population
33,1801,758 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$79,164about the Texas median
Poverty rate
13.5%1.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$299,096up 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,6381.2× the Texas median
Degree or higher
37.8%2.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.8%7.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,959

Where 77041 is

Houston, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population33,180
Median age38.5
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US38.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home55%
White (non-Hispanic)22.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)15.7%
Hispanic or Latino49.7%
Veterans2.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$79,164
Income per person$47,104
Poverty rate13.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k6.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k5.7%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more20.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,300
Mean adjusted gross income$92,609
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k32.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.1%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$269,000
Median gross rent$1,638
Rent as a share of household income28%
Owner-occupied72.8%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house81.9%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units7%
Mobile home5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$299,096as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.3%
Typical asking rent$1,759as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 15.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 42%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$312,260$122,205

$122,205 in 2000 to $299,096 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,759$1,234

$1,340 in 2015 to $1,759 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%
High school diploma or higher83.9%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone74.2%
Takes public transport2.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.7% 3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58% 3.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,959
People employed55,018
Annual payroll$4,207,424,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 93.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.5 out of 100
Community resilience16.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$79,164$76,292$78,538
Income per person$47,104$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate13.5%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$269,000$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,638$1,339$1,348
Homeownership72.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US38.1%17.2%13.9%
Median age38.535.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP, TX US23.2 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January63.2°F / 42.7°F3.53 in rain
February67.5°F / 46.8°F2.7 in rain
March73.8°F / 53°F3.36 in rain
April79.7°F / 59°F3.83 in rain
May86.5°F / 67.1°F4.94 in rain
June91.8°F / 73.2°F5.37 in rain
July94.2°F / 74.7°F3.73 in rain
August94.8°F / 74.2°F4.87 in rain
September90.5°F / 69.5°F5.19 in rain
October82.4°F / 59.5°F5.58 in rain
November72.1°F / 49.9°F3.98 in rain
December64.9°F / 44.3°F3.74 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket32% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket85% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District96.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Katy Independent School District2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Spring Branch Independent School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

77040 Houston, TX5.4 km away
77043 Houston, TX6.4 km away
77064 Houston, TX7 km away
77095 Houston, TX7.4 km away
77080 Houston, TX7.5 km away
77084 Houston, TX8 km away
77065 Houston, TX8.4 km away
77079 Houston, TX9.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Harris County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.88 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density1,758 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.8602, -95.5817

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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