ZIP code
77478
Sugar Land, TX
77478 covers Sugar Land in Fort Bend County, with 22,699 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 77478. Methodology
ZIP code map of 77478

About ZIP code 77478
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 77478. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 77478
Race
- White10,686
- Black or African American2,069
- American Indian or Alaska Native77
- Asian8,560
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander5
- Other race821
- Two or more races2,318
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2,977
Age
- Under 102,265
- 10 to 192,637
- 20 to 292,594
- 30 to 392,631
- 40 to 492,746
- 50 to 593,379
- 60 to 694,228
- 70 to 792,626
- 80 and older1,430
Income and housing in 77478
Education
- High school graduate94.2%
- Bachelor's degree59.4%
- Graduate degree22.2%
Places covering 77478
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Sugar Land99.3%
- Stafford0.3%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Fort Bend County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
0.3% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 77478
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70,768 | |
| 2006 | 69,022 | |
| 2007 | 67,047 | |
| 2008 | 39,264 | |
| 2009 | 31,441 | |
| 2010 | 27,313 | |
| 2011 | 23,862 | 26,109 |
| 2012 | 23,541 | 25,330 |
| 2013 | 23,853 | 24,630 |
| 2014 | 24,084 | 24,220 |
| 2015 | 24,568 | 24,480 |
| 2016 | 25,240 | 22,610 |
| 2017 | 25,846 | 24,880 |
| 2018 | 25,277 | 23,510 |
| 2019 | 25,721 | 23,600 |
| 2020 | 24,673 | 22,770 |
| 2021 | 23,276 | 22,300 |
| 2022 | 23,105 | 22,780 |
| 2023 | 22,699 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 77478
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 77477Stafford2.5 miPop 32,722 · Income $73,290
- 77498Sugar Land3.3 miPop 53,092 · Income $98,394
- 77099Houston3.9 miPop 49,271 · Income $48,735
- 77479Sugar Land4.0 miPop 92,355 · Income $162,381
- 77031Houston4.4 miPop 15,740 · Income $46,892
- 77489Missouri City5.7 miPop 39,054 · Income $74,097
- 77083Houston5.8 miPop 74,843 · Income $65,349
- 77071Houston5.8 miPop 26,794 · Income $55,147
- 77072Houston5.9 miPop 58,681 · Income $49,893
- 77407Richmond7.0 miPop 81,459 · Income $101,595
- 77036Houston7.1 miPop 71,036 · Income $43,853
- 77074Houston7.4 miPop 37,467 · Income $47,408
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ZIP code 77478 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 77478 in?
- 77478 is in Sugar Land, TX.
- What county is 77478 in?
- 77478 is in Fort Bend County.
- What is the median household income in 77478?
- The median household income in 77478 is $116,205.
- Which ZIP codes are near 77478?
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