Compare ZIP Code 77042 vs Harris County, TX vs Houston, TX vs Houston Metro Area, TX vs Texas (TX)
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| Metric |
77042 – Houston, TX ZIP Code |
Harris County, TX County |
Houston, TX City |
Houston Metro Area, TX Metro Area |
Texas (TX) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 38,721 | 4,838,303 | 2,328,253 | 7,442,788 | 30,188,424 |
| Rent | $1,346 | $1,401 | $1,361 | $1,430 | $1,403 |
| Year built | 1985 | 1988 | 1982 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Household income | $59,097 | $74,983 | $64,813 | $82,168 | $78,476 |
| Per capita income | $44,173 | $41,006 | $42,430 | $42,619 | $40,752 |
| Poverty rate | 17.7% | 16.3% | 19.9% | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.9% | 51.2% | 51.5% | 50.3% | 48.5% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 38,721 | 4,838,303 | 2,328,253 | 7,442,788 | 30,188,424 |
| Adults over 25 | 27,015 | 3,131,200 | 1,550,897 | 4,837,926 | 19,717,474 |
| Total households | 18,122 | 1,757,164 | 930,404 | 2,661,739 | 10,992,816 |
| Household size | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $59,097 | $74,983 | $64,813 | $82,168 | $78,476 |
| Per capita income | $44,173 | $41,006 | $42,430 | $42,619 | $40,752 |
| Poverty rate | 17.7% | 16.3% | 19.9% | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.9% | 51.2% | 51.5% | 50.3% | 48.5% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,346 | $1,401 | $1,361 | $1,430 | $1,403 |
| Year built | 1985 | 1988 | 1982 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Households that rent | 73.7% | 45.3% | 57.9% | 38.8% | 37.4% |
| Households that own | 26.3% | 54.7% | 42.1% | 61.2% | 62.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 34.5% | 34.4% | 30.4% | 40.2% | 48.5% |
| Black | 23.5% | 19% | 22.7% | 17.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 8.5% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 18.7% | 24.1% | 24% | 21.8% | 23.5% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 36% | 44% | 44.2% | 38.2% | 39.7% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 64% | 56% | 55.8% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 85% | 87.1% | 87% | 86.6% | 85.6% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 29.0 min | 27.0 min | 30.0 min | 27.0 min |
| Work from home | 15% | 12.9% | 13% | 13.4% | 14.4% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 26.8% | 32.9% | 32.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| High school graduate or GED | 19.6% | 22.8% | 21.4% | 22.6% | 24.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 10.6% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 45.3% | 34.2% | 36.6% | 36% | 33.8% |