Harris County · Texas
ZIP code 77098
- Population
- 16,318
- Median income
- $115,867
- Median home
- $777,700
- Sales tax
- 8.25%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 77098 sits in Harris County, Texas and is home to 16,318 people. Median household income is $115,867, the median home is worth $777,700 and median gross rent is $1,854. 33.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.25% combined.
- County
- Harris County
- State
- Texas (TX)
- Area codes
- 281, 346, 713, 832
FIPS 48201
1,989 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 77098
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 16,318ZIP 77098 residents
- Median household income
- $115,867Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $777,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,854Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 33.4%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 77098
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Houston rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 77098 compares
ZIP 77098 against the median ZIP in Harris County and across Texas.
| Measure | ZIP 77098 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,867 | $68,808 | $68,103 | +70% |
| Median home value | $777,700 | $232,600 | $194,900 | +299% |
| Median gross rent | $1,854 | $1,334 | $1,105 | +68% |
| Population | 16,318 | 32,452 | 5,317 | +207% |
Medians are computed across the 132 ZIP areas in Harris County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.
- Income
- #140
- Home value
- #22
- Population
- #655
richer than 92% of 1,756 state ZIPs
above 99% of 1,705 state ZIPs
larger than 67% of 1,989 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Texas ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Harris County.
ZIP 77098 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 77098?
- ZIP 77098 lies mostly in Harris County, Texas. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 77098?
- Purchases are taxed at 8.25% combined, built from the Houston jurisdiction stack.
- Is 77098 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,854 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $777,700 — +299% against the typical Texas ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.