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BY EMILY LINCKE
New Caney, Porter populations rise 30% over 5-year time span
Data shows both New Caney’s and Porter’s ZIP codes saw increases in the median age of residents from 2019 to 2024. ZIP code 77365 had a slightly bigger change with a median age of 34.9 years in 2019 to 35.5 years in 2024. Along with population, data shows diversity has also grown across the area. The ZIP code with the biggest change for a racial or ethnic group was 77365, which saw an decrease of 13.5 percentage points for the white population from 2019 to 2024.
The New Caney- and Porter-area population grew by roughly 30.3% over five years, rising from 64,476 residents in 2019 to 84,010 residents in 2024, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. On Jan. 29, the U.S. Census Bureau released new five-year data for 2024 as part of its American Community Survey, which represents a five-year estimate of the population across the country from 2020 to 2024. This data compares with the 2019 survey results, which studied the country from 2015 to 2019.
New Caney, Porter ZIP codes
Population change
Age demographics
2019
2024
0-19 20-34 35-54 55-64 65-84 85+
+26.3%
50K
242
77357
0.7%
9.1%
9.1%
+35.6%
34.6% 20.2% 26.3%
2019 2024
40K
OLD HOUSTON RD.
77357
59
32.63%
24.22% 25.93%
30K
99 TOLL
0.9% 0.5%
12.49% 9.11%
8.69% 7.61%
20K
1314
77365 2019 2024
10K
28.67% 29.8% 19.7% 26% 12.3% 21.38% 27.87%
77365
0
N
77357
77365
1.5%
10.7%
77357
77365
Local demographics*
Black or African American White Hispanic or Latino
Asian
American Indian or Alaskan Native
39.3%
42.8%
51.1%
56.3%
46.2%
2019 total population: 64,476 2024 total population: 84,010
2.8% 0.2% 4.8%
2.5% 2.6% 0.2%
2024 5.6% 51.7%
36.2%
2%
0.4% 0.1%
*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS. NOTE: PERCENTAGES MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING.
44.1%
0.2%
2019
2019
2024
Median household income
Education level** High school diploma or higher achieved
Largest employment sectors*** 1 Construction: 6,300 2 Retail trade: 4,444
2019 2024
Bachelor’s degree or higher achieved 2019 2024
$100K
+20.1%
+22%
3 Health care and social assistance: 4,411 4 Accommodation and food services: 3,678 5 Manufacturing: 2,981 6 Educational services: 2,589 7 Professional, scientific, and technical services: 2,547 8 Transportation and warehousing: 2,505 9 Administrative and support and waste management services: 2,492 10 Other services, except public administration: 2,192
$80K
77.63%
19.49%
$60K
$40K
81.86%
21.66%
$20K
$0
77357
77365
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU'S AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES/COMMUNITY IMPACT
**BASED ON TOTAL POPULATION AGE 25 AND OLDER
***EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE FOR AGES 16 AND OLDER
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NEW CANEY - PORTER EDITION
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