Housing market/Texas/ZIP 77073

ACS 2023 · FY2027 SAFMR

ZIP 77073 Houston, Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.

Population
43,684
Households
14,052
Median HH income
$72,271
Renter share
37.0%
Median gross rent
$1,330
Vacancy
6.3%
Pop. change
+4.6%
2BR SAFMR
$1,430
SAFMR / rent
1.075×
2–49 unit stock
3,392
LIHTC proj / units
2 / 406
HUD assisted MF
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ZIP 77073 · TX

ACS median rent$1,330
2BR SAFMR$1,430
90% floor$1,287
110% ceiling$1,573

ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.

Housing stock

ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 77073

  • 1-unit detached10,14368.0%
  • 1-unit attached1651.1%
  • 2–4 units5343.6%
  • 5–49 units2,85819.1%
  • 50+ units1561.0%
  • Mobile1,0697.2%
TypeUnitsShare
1-unit detached10,14367.7%
1-unit attached1651.1%
2 units (duplex)1621.1%
3–4 units3722.5%
5–9 units5793.9%
10–19 units1,94713.0%
20–49 units3322.2%
50+ units1561.0%
Mobile1,0697.1%

2–4 unit share 3.6% · 5–49 unit share 19.1% · combined 2–49 22.6%.

Units by bedrooms

Studio
396
1BR
1,834
2BR
2,238
3BR
5,674
4BR
3,865
5+
982

Rent burden

Rent ≥30% of income56.4%
Rent ≥50% of income20.8%
  • ACS median gross rent $1,330 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
  • Median contract rent $1,126.
  • Renters paying ≥30% of income 56.4%; ≥50% 20.8%.
  • FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,430 (1.075× ACS median gross rent).

Population

43,684 residents · ACS 2023

Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +4.6%.

ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.

Assisted inventory

  • LIHTC: 2 projects, 406 units.
  • HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
  • HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.

New apartment permits

About 11,737 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.

Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.

What the data shows

ZIP 77073 37.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 6.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,330; population increased +4.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 534 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,858 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 406 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,430 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,330. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.

Texas research

ZIP 77073 is a Census / HUD profile for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.

Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area

Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.

FAQ

What is the housing market like in ZIP 77073?

ZIP 77073 (Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 43,684 residents, 14,052 households, a renter share of 37.0%, median household income of $72,271, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,330. Vacancy is 6.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.

How much small multifamily housing is in 77073?

ACS counts 162 units in 2-unit buildings, 372 in 3–4 unit buildings, 579 in 5–9, 1,947 in 10–19, and 332 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 3,392 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.

What is the Section 8 rent in 77073?

The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,430. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 77073 — Houston, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.

Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?

No. ZIP 77073 is Census / HUD research for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.