AreaProfile

77389The Woodlands, Texas

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 77389.

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How this area ranks
Housing affordabilityTop 6% of 4,553 published ZIP areas100
ClimateTop 35% of 4,621 published ZIP areas74
Physical resilience3762nd of 4,554 published ZIP areas21
Access2438th of 4,623 published ZIP areas94
Economic stabilityTop 27% of 4,591 published ZIP areas71
The quick read

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

Population
45,701
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$140,683
Top 5% nationally
Density
2,149/sq mi
21.3 sq mi of land
Median age
34.5
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
The Woodlands
Texas
Metro area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Nearest major airport
IAH
14 mi · George Bush Intcntl/Houston
Median home value
$417,500
2024 ACS 5-Year

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.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$18,607$140,683Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$4,487$58,533Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate8.4%Bottom 39%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute33.3 minTop 23%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher57.0%Top 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation66.6%Top 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$67,610Top 47%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$49,410Bottom 41%2025 OEWS
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024145k133k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $140,683 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers105,810$27,570
General and Operations Managers97,320$119,600
Retail Salespersons78,960$31,340
Stockers and Order Fillers72,970$36,890
Registered Nurses65,910$99,830
Customer Service Representatives65,510$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.

Rent as a share of income
15.4%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.0×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,807
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$417,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income2.97Bottom 45%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate75.2%Bottom 41%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±87515,625Top 7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$90$1,807Top 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$30,892$417,500Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income15.4%Bottom 33%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate3.8%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.

30°50°70°90°110°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP, 4.5 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.6"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation50.8"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low43°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high94°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months71991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing32°F1991-2020 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

21 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, hurricane and drought.

HurricaneElevated
Inland floodingElevated
LandslideModerate
DroughtModerate

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.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
George Bush Intcntl/HoustonIAH14 mi12,001 ft
Sugar Land RgnlSGR36 mi8,000 ft
EllingtonEFD42 mi9,001 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 forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (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.

77389
The Woodlands
Median household income
$140,683
vs
$140,701
Per capita income
$58,533
vs
$73,538
Population density
2,149/sq mi
vs
2,796/sq mi
Median home value
$417,500
vs
$511,700
Median gross rent
$1,807
vs
$1,822
Homeownership rate
75.2%
vs
72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
57.0%
vs
66.1%
Poverty rate
8.4%
vs
5.6%
Median age
34.5
vs
40.6

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.