Houston MSA

ZIP 77494 is the most populous ZIP code in the Houston MSA—home to 140,157 people—according to the latest ALEX Intelligence data. This ranking confirms that Houston’s growth is not spreading evenly but is instead concentrating in dense urban nodes. For investors and developers, this signals that the most resilient real estate markets are those anchored in established, high-density centers, not in the periphery. The data, published November 1, 2026, comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Population, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 ZIP 77494 — 140,157 #2 ZIP 77449 — 130,028 #3 ZIP 77433 — 116,550 #4 ZIP 77084 — 110,217 #5 ZIP 77573 — 98,109 #6 ZIP 77429 — 96,334 #7 ZIP 77479 — 92,221 #8 ZIP 77584 — 91,065 #9 ZIP 77407 — 88,319 #10 ZIP 77379 — 85,190 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=123976112; Slide 2: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129217529; Slide 3: Farragutful (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=128911453; Slide 4: Jim Evans (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=81137771 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-houston-msa-population-zcta-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902