ZIP Code 77597 — undefined, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 77597 covers TX in Chambers County with a population of about 507.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 35.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 409; U.S. House district TX-36; the HOUSTON media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 16.8%; unemployment rate near 7.3%; 34.7% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 1.0 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Education, and Manufacturing; about 33.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 18.3 points above 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 $371,000 — about 7% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 66.4% (roughly in line with the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 77597 in TX, a household would need roughly $102,000 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 $2,383. 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 TX as Relatively Low (composite score 51.8), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (85.8) and wildfire (78.8). 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 TX show little to no average snow and around 59.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 24 for ZIP 77597 (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.