ZIP Code 77474 — Sealy city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 77474 covers Sealy, TX in Austin County with a population of about 14,846.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 979; U.S. House district TX-10; the HOUSTON media market.

Median household income in ZIP 77474 is about $76,210 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 15.4%; unemployment rate near 3.9%; 17.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 16.3 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Manufacturing, and Construction; about 10.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $253,200 — about 27% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $994 (about 15% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 79.4% (about 14.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 77474 in Sealy, TX, a household would need roughly $70,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,626. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($76,210). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Sealy city, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 53.1), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (75.9) and flood (57.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Sealy city, TX show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 700 for ZIP 77474 (Sealy city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.