# Harris County, Texas demographics

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Harris County, Texas (county FIPS 48201) has a median household income of $74,983 (±$639) and a total population of 4,838,303 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 143 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 4,838,303 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 34.6 years | ±0.1 years | B01002 |
| Households | 1,757,164 | ±3,293 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $74,983 | ±$639 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $276,600 | ±$1,878 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,401 | ±$7 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 54.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 45.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 82.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 34.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 16.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 6.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 48201 |
| Land area | 1,707.29 sq mi |
| Water area | 70.07 sq mi |
| Population density | 2,834 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [77532](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77532) | 4.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77447](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77447) | 4% | 66.5% | Yes |
| [77433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77433) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77493](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77493) | 2.5% | 68.1% | Yes |
| [77044](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77044) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77521](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77521) | 2.2% | 77.3% | Yes |
| [77429](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77429) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77571](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77571) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77336](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77336) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77377](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77377) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77375](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77375) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77084](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77084) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [77484](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77484) | 1.8% | 20.7% |  |
| [77449](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77449) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77338](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77338) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77379](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77379) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77396](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77396) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77049](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77049) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77373](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77373) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77032](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77032) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77389](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77389) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77015](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77015) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77520) | 1.2% | 95.7% | Yes |
| [77041](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77041) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77346](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77346) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77077](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77077) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77507) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77095](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77095) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [77064](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77064) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [77073](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77073) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [77034](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77034) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77043](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77043) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77040](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77040) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77530](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77530) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77047](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77047) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77562](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77562) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77388](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77388) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77070](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77070) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77089](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77089) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77024](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77024) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [77450](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77450) | 0.8% | 65.5% | Yes |
| [77082](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77082) | 0.7% | 99.8% | Yes |
| [77598](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77598) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77339](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77339) | 0.7% | 75.9% | Yes |
| [77093](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77093) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77586](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77586) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77048](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77048) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77506) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77075](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77075) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77045](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77045) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77088](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77088) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [77029](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77029) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77078](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77078) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77039](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77039) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77016](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77016) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77536) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77038](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77038) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77017](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77017) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77013](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77013) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [77059](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77059) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77028](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77028) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77066](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77066) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77090](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77090) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77546](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77546) | 0.5% | 30.9% |  |
| [77505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77505) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77055](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77055) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77345](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77345) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77058](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77058) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77065](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77065) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77060](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77060) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77092](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77092) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77020) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77079](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77079) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [77007](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77007) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77061](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77061) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77072](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77072) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77051](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77051) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77036](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77036) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77014](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77014) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77091](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77091) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77357](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77357) | 0.4% | 10.4% |  |
| [77050](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77050) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77086](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77086) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77018](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77018) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77026](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77026) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77087](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77087) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77008](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77008) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77080](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77080) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77503) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77083](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77083) | 0.4% | 59.9% | Yes |
| [77009](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77009) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77042](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77042) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77037](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77037) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77021](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77021) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77096](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77096) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [77022](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77022) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77099](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77099) | 0.3% | 95.1% | Yes |
| [77062](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77062) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77033](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77033) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77067](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77067) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77035](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77035) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77504) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77074](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77074) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77023](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77023) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77502) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77054](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77054) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77085](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77085) | 0.3% | 96.9% | Yes |
| [77004](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77004) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77076](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77076) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77069](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77069) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77071](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77071) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77063](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77063) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77025](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77025) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77057](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77057) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [77523](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77523) | 0.2% | 4.6% |  |
| [77012](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77012) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77547](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77547) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77005](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77005) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77068](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77068) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77019](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77019) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77401) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77053](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77053) | 0.2% | 31% |  |
| [77056](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77056) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77094](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77094) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77011](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77011) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77081](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77081) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77031) | 0.2% | 99.1% | Yes |
| [77587](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77587) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77003](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77003) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77027](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77027) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77494](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77494) | 0.2% | 7% |  |
| [77030](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77030) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [77006](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77006) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77002](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77002) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77098](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77098) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [77365](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77365) | 0.1% | 3.8% |  |
| [77581](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77581) | 0.1% | 5.7% |  |
| [77535](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77535) | 0% | 0.2% |  |
| [77477](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77477) | 0% | 5.2% |  |
| [77204](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77204) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [77489](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77489) | 0% | 3.6% |  |
| [77010](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77010) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [77046](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/77046) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:201&in=state:48
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/geo-demographics/counties/48201" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"48201"}`

API reference: https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/docs/geo-demographics

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