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.
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 HumbleA closer look
Each of the six Lake Houston-area ZIP codes saw population growth from 2019 to 2024, except for 77345, which saw its population decrease from 27,993 residents to 27,917 residents, data shows. ZIP code 77044 saw the largest growth in population, rising from 48,783 residents in 2019 to 58,347 residents in 2024.
The following represents the percentage changes of populations from 2019 to 2024 for each ZIP code:
77044: +19.6%77338: +10.3%77339: +11%77345: -0.3%77346: +19.1%77396: +5.7%
Also of note
Additionally, four of the six Lake Houston-area ZIP codes saw increases in the median age of residents from 2019 to 2024, data shows. ZIP code 77044 had the largest change with a median age of 30.5 years in 2019 and 33.2 years in 2024, data shows.
Census data shows the median age dropped slightly in the 77338 and 77345 ZIP codes during that same time frame, falling from 32 to 31.9 and from 42.2 to 41.3, respectively.
Haley Velasco contributed to this report.