Language Spoken At Home in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,192 | 100% |
English only | 11,346 | 70.1% |
Language other than English | 4,846 | 29.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,946 | 12.0% |
Spanish | 4,276 | 26.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,696 | 10.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 91 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 449 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 230 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 30 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 20 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,577 | 100% |
American | 733 | 4.2% |
Arab | 69 | 0.4% |
Czech | 740 | 4.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 115 | 0.7% |
English | 1,356 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 386 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 71 | 0.4% |
German | 2,761 | 15.7% |
Greek | 60 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,485 | 8.4% |
Italian | 288 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 6 | 0.0% |
Polish | 192 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 179 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 360 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 199 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 15 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 77 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 101 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,374 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,568 | 71.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,921 | 30.1% |
Married-couple family | 3,405 | 53.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,402 | 22.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 171 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 36 | 0.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 992 | 15.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 483 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 1,806 | 28.3% |
Householder living alone | 1,516 | 23.8% |
65 years and over | 683 | 10.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,218 | 34.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,794 | 28.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,380 | 100% |
Householder | 6,374 | 36.7% |
Spouse | 3,372 | 19.4% |
Child | 5,552 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 1,479 | 8.5% |
Nonrelatives | 603 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 290 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,916 | 100% |
Never married | 1,995 | 28.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,944 | 57.0% |
Separated | 223 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 155 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 599 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,723 | 100% |
Never married | 1,482 | 22.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,548 | 52.8% |
Separated | 158 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 742 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 793 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 279 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 100 | 35.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 169 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 468 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 244 | 52.1% |
Less than 1 year | 41 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 46 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 30 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 127 | 27.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 244 | 100% |
Who are female | 142 | 58.2% |
Who are married | 185 | 75.8% |
School Enrollment in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,377 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 356 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 362 | 8.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,010 | 45.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,139 | 26.0% |
College or graduate school | 510 | 11.7% |
Educational Attainment in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,263 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,250 | 11.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,600 | 14.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,294 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,673 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 690 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,137 | 10.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 619 | 5.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,796 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,361 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,381 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,452 | 19.9% |
Under 18 years | 4,764 | 100% |
With a disability | 369 | 7.7% |
18 to 64 years | 10,058 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,841 | 18.3% |
65 years and over | 2,559 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,242 | 48.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,291 | 100% |
Same house | 14,238 | 82.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,941 | 17.0% |
Same county | 2,149 | 12.4% |
Different county | 792 | 4.6% |
Same state | 591 | 3.4% |
Different state | 201 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 112 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,577 | 100% |
Native | 15,929 | 90.6% |
Born in United States | 15,832 | 90.1% |
State of residence | 13,938 | 79.3% |
Different state | 1,894 | 10.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 97 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,648 | 9.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,648 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 666 | 40.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 982 | 59.6% |
Year of Entry in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,745 | 100% |
Native | 97 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 97 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,648 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,626 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Zip Code 77979
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,648 | 100% |
Europe | 33 | 2.0% |
Asia | 386 | 23.4% |
Africa | 46 | 2.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,153 | 70.0% |
Northern America | 30 | 1.8% |