The Lake Houston area’s Hispanic population grew by more than 22% over five years, rising from 92,246 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino in 2019 to 113,400 residents in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
The overview
On Jan. 29, the U.S. Census Bureau released new five-year data for 2024 as part of its American Community Survey, which represents a five-year estimate of the population across the country from 2020 to 2024. This data compares with the 2019 survey results, which studied the country from 2015 to 2019.
The following ZIP codes make up Community Impact’s Lake Houston coverage area:
77044, which contains the southern end of Atascocita77338, which contains most of Humble77339, which contains the western portion of Kingwood77345, which contains the eastern portion of Kingwood77346, which contains most of Atascocita77396, which includes the southern portion of HumbleOverall, the Lake Houston area’s population grew by roughly 12.1% over five years, rising from 285,668 residents in 2019 to 320,106 residents in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
A closer look
While the number of residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino rose in each Lake Houston-area ZIP code from 2019 to 2024, some areas saw larger shifts than others.
According to the data, the number of residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino:
Rose from 21,256 in 2019 to 27,555 in 2024 in ZIP code 77044Rose from 17,948 to 17,952 in 77338Rose from 8,687 to 10,977 in 77339Rose from 3,289 to 3,403 in 77345Rose from 17,139 to 24,020 in 77346Rose from 23,927 to 29,493 in 77396Overall, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic or Latino in the Lake Houston area rose from 32.3% in 2019 to 35.4% in 2024, bureau data shows.
Similarly, the Lake Houston area’s Black population grew by roughly 17.9% over five years, rising from 64,883 residents who identified as Black or African American in 2019 to 76,483 residents in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as white dropped by roughly 8.5% in the Lake Houston area, falling from 113,831 residents in 2019 to 104,175 residents in 2024, census data shows.