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77401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77401 covers Bellaire, Texas, with a population of about 17,125 and a median household income of $236,037.

Population
17,1254,703 per square mile
Median age
45.16.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$236,0373.1× the Texas median
Poverty rate
2.6%9.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,182,179up 29.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,7052.0× the Texas median
Degree or higher
81.7%46.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.9%22.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
981

Where 77401 is

Bellaire, 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

Population17,125
Median age45.1
Family households81.4%
Born outside the US23.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.3%
White (non-Hispanic)62.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)20.4%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Veterans2.3%
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$236,037
Income per person$112,471
Poverty rate2.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k0.2%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k2.9%
$75–100k4.5%
$100–125k4.1%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more55.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,870
Mean adjusted gross income$443,752
Returns declaring $200,000 or more48.3%
Returns, under $25k17.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k7.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k6.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more48.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$977,600
Median gross rent$2,705
Rent as a share of household income32.1%
Owner-occupied87.9%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house90%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units0.4%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units1.5%
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$1,182,179as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30%
Typical asking rent$2,802as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,182,179$579,332

$579,332 in 2000 to $1,182,179 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher81.7%
High school diploma or higher98.5%
Works from home20.4%
Drives to work alone72.1%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.8%
Health

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

Obesity25.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14% 11.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma7.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.8% 7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.4% 3.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73% 11.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.1% 11.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability3.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)10.8% 6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8% 6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.3% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments981
People employed11,333
Annual payroll$921,014,000
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 93.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.5 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.

River flooding98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail31.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire10.3Very 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$236,037$76,292$78,538
Income per person$112,471$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate2.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$977,600$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,705$1,339$1,348
Homeownership87.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher81.7%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home20.4%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US23.1%17.2%13.9%
Median age45.135.538.7
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-PORT, TX US18.1 km away
Rain in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January62.8°F / 44.3°F4.04 in rain
February66.7°F / 48.9°F2.75 in rain
March73.3°F / 53.7°F3.81 in rain
April79.2°F / 60.9°F5.17 in rain
May85.7°F / 68.7°F5.07 in rain
June91.3°F / 74.8°F7.9 in rain
July93.2°F / 76.8°F4.46 in rain
August94.3°F / 76.8°F3.37 in rain
September89.8°F / 71.8°F4.48 in rain
October81.9°F / 62.7°F5.38 in rain
November72°F / 52.9°F3.36 in rain
December65.2°F / 46°F4.33 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 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%.

Houston Independent School District100% 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 vulnerability8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Walkability14.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

77081 Houston, TX2.5 km away
77025 Houston, TX3 km away
77005 Houston, TX3.8 km away
77096 Houston, TX4.1 km away
77027 Houston, TX4.4 km away
77046 Houston, TX4.5 km away
77056 Houston, TX4.8 km away
77074 Houston, TX5 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 area3.64 sq mi
Population density4,703 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.7023, -95.4611

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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