77079 Zip Code Profile

77079 is a densely populated, affluent ( median household income: $70,587 ) upscale urban zip code in Houston, Texas. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. At $309,500 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $110,001/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 77079 earn an average of $71,144/year. Women earn only $33,726/year.

13,889 people in 77079 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 77079? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 26.5 minutes.

The median age here is 40 . There are 14,995 men and 16,285 women. The median age for men is 38 while for women the median age is 41.

To give you a sense of the community, 14,266 people (out of the 31,280 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 13,163 homes, and 1,597 businesses every day. 297 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

77079 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 30 degrees latitude ( Fun Fact : this is the same latitude as Lhasa, Tibet!) and -96 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 93 feet above sea levell.

• Barkers Landing HOA
• Gaywood Civic Club
• Memorial Club Townhome Association
• Memorial Dairy Ashford Civic Council Inc.
• Memorial Meadows Civic Club Inc.
• Memorial Plaza Civ Club Inc.
• Memorial Thicket HOA
• Nottingham Forest
• Nottingham Forest VII HOA
• Nottingham IV Maintenance Association
• River Forest Civic Association

• Rustling Oaks Civic Association
• Spinnaker Cove Condominium Association Inc.
• Spinnaker Cove Condominiums
• Thornwood II & III Civic Club
• West Houston Civic Action Comm
• Westchester HOA
• Westchester Owners Community Association
• Westchester Villa Maintenance Association
• Westchester Womans Association
• Yorkshire Civic Association Inc.

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• Demographics

• Total Population:31,280
• White Population:24,365
• Black Population:2,751
• Hispanic Population:4,871
• Asian Population:3,148
• Hawaiian Population:41
• Indian Population:243
• Male Population:14,995
• Female Population:16,285
• Median Age:40
• Median Age of Males:38
• Median Age of Females:41

• Geography

• Region:South
• Division:West South Central
• State:Texas
• CSA Name:Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
• CBSA Type:Metropolitan
• CBSA Name:Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX
• County:Harris
• City: Houston
• Longitude:-95.6
• Latitude:29.8
• Elevation:93 feet above sea levele
• Area code:281/713/832

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters:13,147
• Drive alone:11,227
• Carpool:1,139
• Public transit:435
• Ride bikes or walk:297


• Average commute time:26.5 minutes.
•    0 - 5:201
•    5 - 9:1,253
•    10 - 14:1,375
•    15 - 19:1,766
•    20 - 24:1,818
•    25 - 29:875
•    30 - 34:2,337
•    35 - 39:673
•    40 - 44:757
•    45 - 59:1,397
•    60 - 89:585
•    90 plus:110

• The Economics

• Average House Value:$309,500
• Average Annual Household Income:$92,460
• Businesses:1,479
• Employees:34,313
• Annual Payroll:$4,351,297,000
• Average Family Income:$110,001
• Median Family Income:$70,587
• Average Income for Men:$71,144
• Average Income for Women:$33,726

• The Politics

• Congressional District:07
• Congressional District Land Area:197.0
• Sr Senator: John Cornyn (R)
• Jr Senator: Ted Cruz (R)
• US House Representative: John Abney Culberson (R)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code:201
• State FIPS Code:48

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Primary Schools

Maurice L Wolfe Elementary

502 Addicks Howell Rd

Houston, TX 77079

(281) 237-2250

Meadow Wood El

14230 Memorial

Houston, TX 77079

(281) 560-7400

Nottingham El

570 Nottingham Oaks

Houston, TX 77079

(281) 560-7460

Rummel Creek El

625 Brittmoore

Houston, TX 77079

(713) 365-5450

Thornwood El

14400 Fern

Houston, TX 77079

(281) 560-7430

Wilchester El

13618 St Marys Ln

Houston, TX 77079

(713) 365-4900

Middle Schools

Spring Forest Middle

14240 Memorial

Houston, TX 77079

(281) 560-7500

High Schools

Stratford H S

14555 Fern St

Houston, TX 77079

(281) 560-7550

Other Schools

Westchester Academy For Internatio

901 Yorkchester

Houston, TX 77079

(713) 365-5678