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77069 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77069 covers Houston, Texas, with a population of about 20,935 and a median household income of $73,599.

Population
20,9354,455 per square mile
Median age
34.74 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,599about the Texas median
Poverty rate
18.6%6.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$333,809up 14.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,4871.1× the Texas median
Degree or higher
47.4%12.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.7%2.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
648

Where 77069 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

Population20,935
Median age34.7
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.8%
White (non-Hispanic)42.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Hispanic or Latino18.8%
Veterans6.9%
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$73,599
Income per person$46,359
Poverty rate18.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k7.5%
$35–40k6.3%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more12.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,560
Mean adjusted gross income$101,357
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.1%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more11.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$320,200
Median gross rent$1,487
Rent as a share of household income38.9%
Owner-occupied62.7%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house60.7%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units21.1%
20 or more units11.9%
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$333,809as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.8%
Typical asking rent$1,199as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 3.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$346,481$162,874

$162,874 in 2000 to $333,809 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,292$1,157

$1,157 in 2021 to $1,199 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.4%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home19%
Drives to work alone63.9%
Takes public transport3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.7%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.3% 2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments648
People employed7,876
Annual payroll$330,577,000
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 78% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.9 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.

Tornado91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.7Relatively 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$73,599$76,292$78,538
Income per person$46,359$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate18.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$320,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,487$1,339$1,348
Homeownership62.7%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.4%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home19%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%17.2%13.9%
Median age34.735.538.7
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 US9.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket59% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District68.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Klein Independent School District30.8% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability10.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

77068 Houston, TX3.8 km away
77066 Houston, TX3.8 km away
77014 Houston, TX5.7 km away
77070 Houston, TX5.8 km away
77379 Spring, TX5.8 km away
77067 Houston, TX7.5 km away
77086 Houston, TX7.5 km away
77090 Houston, TX7.9 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 area4.7 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density4,455 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.9863, -95.5208

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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