ZIP code
77010
in Houston, TexasPopulation 718
54.39/ 100
Ranked #10,208 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 32%)
Ranked #305 of 1,868 Texas ZIPs (top 16%)
Ranked #69 of 237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ZIPs (top 29%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Median household income
$189,315
in the top 1.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.
Full methodology ›Transportation noise
56.5%
in the top 0.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.
Full methodology ›Civic-institution access
3.4 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.4% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of civic and social organizations inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Homeownership rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes that are owned, rather than rented, by the people living in them.
Full methodology ›Physician access
6.8 per 1,000 residents
in the top 0.7% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of physicians’ offices located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.
Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.
Full methodology ›Walkability
250 intersections/sq mi
in the top 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 1.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Poverty rate
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Full methodology ›Energy-cost burden
0.88%
in the bottom 0.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.
A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.00%
at the national minimum
Lower is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›The read
Judged by its overall standing, ZIP 77010, one of several in Houston, Texas sits in the top 32% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,208th) and the top 16% of Texas (305th).
A few readings each way define this mixed profile: household income resides in the top 1.4% nationally, civic sits in the top 0.4% nationally, and physicians stands in the top 0.7% nationally. Walkability resides in the top 1.3% nationally, poverty sits at the national minimum, and modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 0.7% nationally. Floodplain exposure resides at the national minimum. Pulling the other way, modeled transportation noise sits in the top 0.4% nationally, and homeownership stands at the national minimum. Modeled industrial-pollution burden resides in the top 1.6% nationally.
Placed beside its immediate neighbors, transportation noise runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Put plainly, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. A healthier nearby ZIP overall is ZIP 77002, just across the boundary.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts. Compare it against the US, this state and the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 83%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 95%
16%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 61%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 73%
8%
Disability
healthier than 83%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 67%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.09%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 28%
13%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 25%
5%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 75%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 96%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 72%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 79%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 80%
8%
Disability
healthier than 84%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 96%
5%
About typical
Healthcare Access
healthier than 59%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.08%
14%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 64%
21%
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 94%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 78%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 76%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 67%
8%
Disability
healthier than 78%
7%
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 97%
5%
Holding it back
Environmental Hazard
in the bottom 0.5%
14%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 33%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
77002
Texasshares a border
Score 56.83
Closest healthier
77003
Texasshares a border
Score 55.95
Similar health profile
51054
Iowa93% similar profile
Score 57.19
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 21.7% | 19.2–24.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 32.3% | 29.0–35.8 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 7.4% | 6.6–8.3 |
| Current asthma among adults | 9.2% | 8.1–10.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 5.3% | 4.5–6.5 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 5.7% | 4.4–7.5 |
| Depression among adults | 21.9% | 19.0–25.0 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.2–12.7 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 37.8% | 34.3–41.4 |
| Obesity among adults | 34.5% | 29.9–39.4 |
| Stroke among adults | 2.8% | 2.4–3.4 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 9.8% | 7.9–11.9 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 10.8% | 8.0–14.3 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 75.0% | 71.5–78.2 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 74.5% | 71.1–77.5 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 87.7% | 85.2–89.7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 60.2% | 56.2–64.3 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 62.8% | 60.0–65.5 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 74.6% | 68.3–80.2 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 19.2% | 16.4–22.0 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 11.9% | 8.7–15.9 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 18.8% | 15.2–23.1 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 36.3% | 32.8–39.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 15.8% | 12.6–19.7 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 15.0% | 12.9–17.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 11.6% | 9.7–13.9 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 12.5% | 10.2–15.4 |
| Any disability among adults | 25.4% | 21.5–30.1 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 5.8% | 4.9–6.9 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 6.5% | 5.2–8.1 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 11.1% | 8.9–14.0 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 3.3% | 2.6–4.3 |
| Vision disability among adults | 4.2% | 3.4–5.2 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 0.0% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 12.4% (3.5–26.4%) n=1,869 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 0.0% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 22.3% (8.2–41.5%) n=1,862 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 0.0% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 12.2% (2.5–30.0%) n=1,881 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 62.7% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 21.9% (9.0–51.4%) n=1,881 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 0.0% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 4.2% (0.0–9.4%) n=1,865 |
| Households without a vehicle | 4.1% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.7% (0.0–10.8%) n=1,868 |
| Broadband subscription | 93.0% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 89.2% (75.0–97.3%) n=1,868 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 44.6% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 26.2% (8.8–40.3%) n=1,868 |
| Homeownership rate | 0.0% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 75.0% (46.4–92.3%) n=1,868 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 8.2% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 3.1% (0.0–9.0%) n=1,868 |
| Foreign-born population | 24.1% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 8.1% (0.1–26.4%) n=1,886 |
| Single-parent households | 85.1% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 48.5% (34.3–70.6%) n=1,861 |
| Population 65+ | 7.5% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 16.1% (8.6–30.1%) n=1,886 |
| Median age | 39.9 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 38.3 yr (30.9–52.3) n=1,866 |
| Median household income | $189,315 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $69,983 ($46,006–$112,413) n=1,737 |
| Median home value | — | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $210,500 ($97,060–$429,760) n=1,693 |
| Median gross rent | $3,501 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $1,154 ($764–$1,815) n=1,508 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | TX median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.3 yr ± 2.24 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.2 yr (75.1–81.7) n=1,772 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 2.24 years of 81.3, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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