77389 — The Woodlands, Texas
Area Profile
Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 77389.
Missing required signals: opportunity, growth. AreaProfile withholds a score rather than inferring the missing dimensions.
Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 15% of median household income.
Physical-risk exposure is above the national median, driven mainly by inland flooding, hurricane and drought.
A major airport is 14 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.
At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
57% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 92% of measured US ZIP areas.
Household income is higher than at least 95% of measured US ZIP areas.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$18,607 | $140,683 | Top 5% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$4,487 | $58,533 | Top 12% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 8.4% | Bottom 39% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute | 33.3 min | Top 23% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 57.0% | Top 8% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Labor force participation | 66.6% | Top 26% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Mean annual wage | $67,610 | Top 47% | 2025 OEWS |
| Median annual wage | $49,410 | Bottom 41% | 2025 OEWS |
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 105,810 | $27,570 |
| General and Operations Managers | 97,320 | $119,600 |
| Retail Salespersons | 78,960 | $31,340 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 72,970 | $36,890 |
| Registered Nurses | 65,910 | $99,830 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 65,510 | $40,380 |
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated →Median rent of $1,807 takes 15% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.
A median home costs 3.0 times median household income here, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income | 2.97 | Bottom 45% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 75.2% | Bottom 41% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±875 | 15,625 | Top 7% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent ±$90 | $1,807 | Top 12% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$30,892 | $417,500 | Top 19% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income | 15.4% | Bottom 33% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate | 3.8% | Bottom 16% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated →No building-permit activity is published for this location by the Census Building Permits Survey.
Weather & climate
7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 94°F and January a low of 43°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 50.8 inches.
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Annual precipitation | 50.8" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 43°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high | 94°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months | 7 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing | 32°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, hurricane and drought.
Low or minimal exposure: tornado, lightning, cold wave, heat wave, ice storm, strong wind, earthquake, hail, winter weather, wildfire, coastal flooding.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
Taxes
AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.
Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.
Access
3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 14 miles away.
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Bush Intcntl/Houston | IAH | 14 mi | 12,001 ft |
| Sugar Land Rgnl | SGR | 36 mi | 8,000 ft |
| Ellington | EFD | 42 mi | 9,001 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle | 28-day NASR cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) | Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals | Every ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period) |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics | 2025 OEWS | Annual (spring release) |
| Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year | Annual (5-year estimates released each December) |
Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.
77389 vs The Woodlands
How this ZIP area compares with The Woodlands as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.
Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.