Postal Codes

77070 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77070 covers Houston, Texas, with a population of about 57,645 and a median household income of $72,440.

Population
57,6454,419 per square mile
Median age
33.84.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$72,4405% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
14.6%2.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$297,870up 16.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,5711.2× the Texas median
Degree or higher
38.3%3.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
48%17 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,866

Where 77070 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

Population57,645
Median age33.8
Family households68%
Born outside the US22.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home35.6%
White (non-Hispanic)34.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)11.3%
Hispanic or Latino31.1%
Veterans6.1%
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$72,440
Income per person$36,125
Poverty rate14.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more9.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed24,870
Mean adjusted gross income$73,524
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$264,300
Median gross rent$1,571
Rent as a share of household income34%
Owner-occupied48%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house52.7%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units16.8%
20 or more units23.2%
Mobile home0.7%
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$297,870as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53.9%
Typical asking rent$1,491as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 12.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 33.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$307,131$127,456

$127,456 in 2000 to $297,870 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,501$1,090

$1,118 in 2016 to $1,491 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home13.6%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.4%
Health

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

Obesity35.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.3% 4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.9% 1.1 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 disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 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 establishments1,866
People employed32,486
Annual payroll$1,842,403,000
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 77.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.8 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.

Tornado93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.5Relatively 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$72,440$76,292$78,538
Income per person$36,125$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate14.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$264,300$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,571$1,339$1,348
Homeownership48%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home13.6%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US22.6%17.2%13.9%
Median age33.835.538.7
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 US10.2 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
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 District71.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Klein Independent School District20.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Tomball Independent School District7.8% 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability10.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

77429 Cypress, TX5.3 km away
77069 Houston, TX5.8 km away
77065 Houston, TX5.9 km away
77064 Houston, TX6.9 km away
77379 Spring, TX8.1 km away
77066 Houston, TX8.5 km away
77068 Houston, TX9.3 km away
77086 Houston, TX10.4 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 area13.05 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density4,419 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.9781, -95.5803

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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