Postal Codes

77043 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77043 covers Houston, Texas, with a population of about 26,343 and a median household income of $75,017.

Population
26,3431,860 per square mile
Median age
35.63.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$75,017about the Texas median
Poverty rate
14.4%2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$395,428up 15.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,4171.1× the Texas median
Degree or higher
42.9%7.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.9%10.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,181

Where 77043 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

Population26,343
Median age35.6
Family households63.1%
Born outside the US31.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home47.9%
White (non-Hispanic)37.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6%
Hispanic or Latino43.6%
Veterans2.2%
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$75,017
Income per person$46,183
Poverty rate14.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more15.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,190
Mean adjusted gross income$112,891
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.8%
Returns, under $25k28.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more11.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$382,800
Median gross rent$1,417
Rent as a share of household income34.6%
Owner-occupied54.9%
Vacant homes8.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house50.8%
Attached house7.2%
2 to 4 units4.1%
5 to 19 units16.1%
20 or more units21.8%
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$395,428as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.3%
Typical asking rent$1,642as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 14.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$404,591$136,288

$139,260 in 2000 to $395,428 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,680$1,244

$1,244 in 2017 to $1,642 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%
High school diploma or higher84.4%
Works from home12.7%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.2%
Health

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

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20% 8.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,181
People employed23,826
Annual payroll$1,754,589,000
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 79.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.6 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.

Tornado95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought35.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.6Relatively 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$75,017$76,292$78,538
Income per person$46,183$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate14.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$382,800$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,417$1,339$1,348
Homeownership54.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home12.7%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US31.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.635.538.7
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 SUGARLAND MEM, TX US22.3 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January64.3°F / 45.3°F3.63 in rain
February68.1°F / 49.5°F2.83 in rain
March74.1°F / 55.3°F3.49 in rain
April80.1°F / 60.4°F4.26 in rain
May87.1°F / 68.6°F5.24 in rain
June92.3°F / 74.1°F4.22 in rain
July95°F / 75.7°F4.16 in rain
August94.2°F / 75.7°F5.27 in rain
September89.7°F / 71.5°F4.42 in rain
October83.3°F / 62°F4.65 in rain
November73.6°F / 52.7°F3.78 in rain
December66.5°F / 46.4°F3.76 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket16% 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.

Spring Branch Independent School District68.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Katy Independent School District21.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District9.6% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability13.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

77080 Houston, TX3.8 km away
77079 Houston, TX5 km away
77024 Houston, TX5.6 km away
77055 Houston, TX6.3 km away
77041 Houston, TX6.4 km away
77042 Houston, TX7.2 km away
77077 Houston, TX7.6 km away
77040 Houston, TX8.3 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 area14.16 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density1,860 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.8052, -95.5607

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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