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77598 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77598 covers Webster, Texas, with a population of about 26,638 and a median household income of $59,758.

Population
26,6382,177 per square mile
Median age
34.34.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,75822% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$263,512up 14.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,279about the Texas median
Degree or higher
30%5 points below the US average
Homeownership
21.6%43.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,079

Where 77598 is

Webster, 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

Population26,638
Median age34.3
Family households49.5%
Born outside the US19.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home30.8%
White (non-Hispanic)41.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)14%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.6%
Hispanic or Latino32.4%
Veterans4.4%
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$59,758
Income per person$41,199
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k10.8%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k4.0%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,520
Mean adjusted gross income$54,720
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k32.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$228,700
Median gross rent$1,279
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied21.6%
Vacant homes6.7%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house21.1%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units8.9%
5 to 19 units36.2%
20 or more units32.5%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$263,512as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 68.6%
Typical asking rent$1,315as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 9.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$277,765$88,460

$88,460 in 2000 to $263,512 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,315$1,203

$1,203 in 2021 to $1,315 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher30%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home7.3%
Drives to work alone79.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.1%
Health

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

Obesity35.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.1% 6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82% 3.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.3% 7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,079
People employed23,976
Annual payroll$1,217,009,000
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 63.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.3 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.

Hurricane90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding53.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind24.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19Very 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$59,758$76,292$78,538
Income per person$41,199$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate11%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$228,700$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,279$1,339$1,348
Homeownership21.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US19.4%17.2%13.9%
Median age34.335.538.7
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 CLOVER FLD, TX US10.3 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January64.6°F / 46°F3.63 in rain
February68.3°F / 50.1°F2.94 in rain
March74°F / 55.4°F2.84 in rain
April79.5°F / 61.5°F3.67 in rain
May86°F / 69.5°F5.13 in rain
June91.4°F / 75.3°F5.21 in rain
July93.3°F / 76.2°F4.21 in rain
August94°F / 76.2°F5.63 in rain
September89.9°F / 72.3°F5.4 in rain
October82.9°F / 63.3°F5.77 in rain
November73.3°F / 53.7°F4.21 in rain
December66.4°F / 47.9°F4.68 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 supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% 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.

Clear Creek Independent School District97.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pasadena Independent School District2.5% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability9.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

77062 Houston, TX2.2 km away
77508 Pasadena, TX3.9 km away
77058 Houston, TX4.6 km away
77059 Houston, TX5.4 km away
77546 Friendswood, TX5.7 km away
77549 Friendswood, TX6.3 km away
77573 League City, TX6.3 km away
77089 Houston, TX8.6 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 area12.24 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density2,177 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.5564, -95.1440

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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