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Montgomery County · Texas

ZIP code 77303

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 77303 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
26,324

ZCTA residents

Median income
$72,827

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$232,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.25%

Texas state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 77303 sits in Montgomery County, Texas and is home to 26,324 people. Median household income is $72,827, the median home is worth $232,200 and median gross rent is $1,157. 73.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.25% (Texas state rate).

County
Montgomery County

FIPS 48339

State
Texas (TX)

1,989 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 77303

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
26,324ZIP 77303 residents
Median household income
$72,827Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$232,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,157Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73.1%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 77303 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 77303 is a small city in Montgomery County, Texas, with 26,324 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #457 of 1,989 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 33 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 77303 earn a median of $72,827 a year, 7.3% below the national figure of $78,538. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 77303 is valued at $232,200, 23.5% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,157 a month, 17.7% below the national figure, or roughly $13,884 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 77303 in context

How 77303 sits inside Montgomery County and Texas.

ZIP 77303 is tabulated inside Montgomery County, Texas, one of 22 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,989 across Texas. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 77303 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 77303 reports a median household income of $72,827, 17% below the $87,357 county median, and 7% above the $68,103 typical TX ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $232,200, 20% below the county figure and 19% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,157 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Texas charges 6.25% statewide, and local governments overlapping 77303 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 77303 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 77303

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.25%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$63Before any exemptions

Texas levies 6.25% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
19%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.2×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,205/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
17.4%Residents below poverty line

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 77303 compares

ZIP 77303 against the median ZIP in Montgomery County and across Texas.

MeasureZIP 77303County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$72,827$87,357$68,103+7%
Median home value$232,200$291,900$194,900+19%
Median gross rent$1,157$1,408$1,105+5%
Population26,32431,1105,317+395%

Medians are computed across the 22 ZIP areas in Montgomery County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 58% of 1,756 state ZIPs

#731
Home value

above 64% of 1,705 state ZIPs

#607
Population

larger than 77% of 1,989 state ZIPs

#457

Comparable ZIP codes

Texas ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
76574Williamson County$72,805$252,000$1,167
78256Bexar County$72,797$494,400$1,545
76542Bell County$72,891$228,500$1,237
79014Hemphill County$72,743$213,700$950
77568Galveston County$72,912$209,300$1,395
78147Wilson County$72,961$194,700$1,120

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Montgomery County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Montgomery County, Texas.

ZIP 77303 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 77303?
ZIP 77303 lies mostly in Montgomery 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 77303?
Texas charges 6.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 77303 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,157 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $232,200 — +19% 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.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 77303, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

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.