| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 936 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:56 PM |
| Population: | 22,992 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 48225 |
| Land Area: | 1,326 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.3448, -95.3512 |
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22,992 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,326 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 24,240 to 22,992 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 75851 (Lovelady, $85,982 median) and poorest ZIP 75847 (Kennard, $42,188) are 31.6 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $121,700 in 75847 (Kennard) to $172,200 in 75835 (Crockett).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 75847 (Kennard) to 26 in 75835 (Crockett).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.8% bachelor's+ in 75851 (Lovelady) to 17.8% in 75847 (Kennard) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Texas, this is the #106 most populous of 254 counties and ranks #191 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,463 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,605 of 17,105 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Houston County lost 5.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: