Housing market/Texas/ZIP 77708
ZIP 77708 Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 77708 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 77708 — Beaumont, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 77708
- 1-unit detached3,58565.1%
- 2–4 units3336.0%
- 5–49 units1,20221.8%
- 50+ units3476.3%
- Mobile380.7%
2–4 unit share 6.0% · 5–49 unit share 21.8% · combined 2–49 27.9%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,056 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $865.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 47.1%; ≥50% 26.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,230 (1.165× ACS median gross rent).
Population
12,398 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -4.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 5 projects, 447 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 300 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 10 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 77708 43.2% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.1%; ACS median gross rent is $1,056; population changed -4.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 333 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,202 units in 5–49-unit structures; 5 LIHTC projects totaling 447 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,230 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,056. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 77708 is a Census / HUD profile for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 77708 — Beaumont, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 77708?
ZIP 77708 (Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA) has 12,398 residents, 4,952 households, a renter share of 43.2%, median household income of $59,865, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,056. Vacancy is 10.1%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 77708?
ACS counts 108 units in 2-unit buildings, 225 in 3–4 unit buildings, 722 in 5–9, 380 in 10–19, and 100 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,535 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 77708?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,230. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 77708 — Beaumont, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 77708 is Census / HUD research for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.