ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Texas

ZIP Code 77053: Houston, TX

ZIP Code 77053 (Houston, Fort Bend County, Texas) has an estimated 30,198 residents in 9,756 households. The median household income is $66,510, the median home value is $172,900 and the median gross rent is $1,622/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

30,198

Margin of error ±2,155

Median household income

$66,510

Margin of error ±$9,359

Median home value

$172,900

Margin of error ±$8,758

Median gross rent

$1,622/mo

Margin of error ±$99

Median age

38.2 yrs

Margin of error ±2.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

29.6 min

Margin of error ±4.3 min

How ZIP 77053 compares with Texas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 7705338.2 yrsTexas35.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 77053$66,510Texas$78,476United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 77053$25,975Texas$40,752United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 7705315.6%Texas13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 770535.7%Texas5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7705312.7%Texas33.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 77053$172,900Texas$283,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 77053$1,622/moTexas$1,403/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7705367.2%Texas62.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7705329.6 minTexas26.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 770535.3%Texas14.4%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 77053

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 77053 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 77053Margin of errorTexasUnited States
Total population30,198±2,15530,188,424334,922,499
Median age38.2 yrs±2.3 yrs35.6 yrs38.9 yrs
Households9,756±62910,992,816129,227,496
Median household income$66,510±$9,359$78,476$80,734
Per capita income$25,975±$1,840$40,752$44,673
Poverty rate15.6%±4.5 pts13.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate5.7%±2.1 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%±2.2 pts33.8%35.7%
Median home value$172,900±$8,758$283,800$332,700
Median gross rent$1,622/mo±$99$1,403/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes67.2%±4.3 pts62.6%65.2%
Mean travel time to work29.6 min±4.3 min26.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home5.3%±1.6 pts14.4%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 77053
GroupZIP 77053TexasUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino3.5%39.1%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino38.9%11.9%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.0%5.5%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.1%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino0.7%3.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)55.4%39.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 77053 is

State
Texas
Main county
Fort Bend County— also overlaps Harris County
Largest overlapping place
Houston (40% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
11.38 sq mi· about 2,654 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Fort Bend County

77406 Fort Bend County, TX77407 Fort Bend County, TX77417 Fort Bend County, TX77441 Fulshear, TX77444 Fort Bend County, TX77451 Fort Bend County, TX77459 Missouri City, TX77461 Fort Bend County, TX77464 Fort Bend County, TX77469 Fort Bend County, TX77471 Rosenberg, TX77476 Fort Bend County, TX77477 Stafford, TX77478 Sugar Land, TX77479 Sugar Land, TX77481 Fort Bend County, TX77489 Missouri City, TX77494 Fort Bend County, TX77498 Sugar Land, TX77545 Fresno, TX

See every ZIP code in Texas, or compare ZIP 77053 with another ZIP code.

Census figures describe residents as a group and cannot tell you about any one home or street. For a specific address, check local government and housing records.

About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.