Postal Codes

77099 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77099 covers Houston, Texas, with a population of about 49,271 and a median household income of $48,735.

Population
49,2718,039 per square mile
Median age
34.83.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$48,73536% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
25.9%13.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$217,171up 21% in five years
Median rent
$1,2189% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
37.2%27.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
766

Where 77099 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

Population49,271
Median age34.8
Family households70.3%
Born outside the US45.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home59.4%
White (non-Hispanic)7%
Black (non-Hispanic)31.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)13.8%
Hispanic or Latino46.6%
Veterans2.5%
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$48,735
Income per person$23,462
Poverty rate25.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.7%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k6.7%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k7.2%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k6.4%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k6.2%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k3.1%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,710
Mean adjusted gross income$37,025
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.6%
Returns, under $25k46.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,800
Median gross rent$1,218
Rent as a share of household income36.7%
Owner-occupied37.2%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house41.3%
Attached house7.9%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units22.2%
20 or more units22.4%
Mobile home0.5%
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$217,171as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.6%
Typical asking rent$1,068as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$224,716$63,789

$63,789 in 2000 to $217,171 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher71.2%
Works from home6%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport2.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.2%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)29.1% 17.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.1% 10.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.5% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening47.9% 16.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist39.8% 21.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use66.3% 9.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.7% 9.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments766
People employed16,692
Annual payroll$829,796,000
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 80.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.1 out of 100
Community resilience18.3 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.

River flooding90.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire20.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought3.4Very 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$48,735$76,292$78,538
Income per person$23,462$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate25.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$176,800$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,218$1,339$1,348
Homeownership37.2%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate10.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US45.8%17.2%13.9%
Median age34.835.538.7
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 SUGARLAND MEM, TX US8.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Alief Independent School District95.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fort Bend Independent School District4.9% 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 vulnerability92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability13 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

77072 Houston, TX3.1 km away
77411 Alief, TX4.6 km away
77031 Houston, TX4.6 km away
77036 Houston, TX5.4 km away
77477 Stafford, TX5.6 km away
77478 Sugar Land, TX6 km away
77497 Stafford, TX6.7 km away
77083 Houston, TX6.8 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 County95.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fort Bend County4.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.13 sq mi
Population density8,039 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.6709, -95.5866

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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