# Humble, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 70,199 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 70,199 active residential meters with a Humble address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Humble address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Humble

Local numbers for setting up a home in Humble, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/humble/move-in-information

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 281-964-6040.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Humble ISD, Aldine ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Humble (Houston Metro Area), 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Humble?
ERCOT counts 70,199 active residential meters with a Humble address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Humble choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Humble's 70,199 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Humble streets can shop.

## What is different about Humble?
- ERCOT's data has no postal city for Atascocita (a census-designated place of about 99,354 residents, ACS 2020-2024), mostly in ZIP codes 77346, 77396 and 77338. Those homes use Humble mailing addresses, so residents there can use this page's ZIP table; there is no separate page for Atascocita. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Population: 16,797 (2020 base) to 16,484 (July 2025), -1.9%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was -263 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 70,199 competitive residential meters use Humble as their postal city, while the city itself has 5,981 Census households, a ratio of 11.74. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Of the 2,585,110 homes CenterPoint serves on the competitive market, 2.7% have a Humble mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 153 residential meters in Humble's main ZIP codes went from vacant to active in ERCOT's daily files, which usually means a move-in. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Humble's main ZIP codes: 70,200 active and 1,418 de-energized residential meters (2.0% de-energized, usually empty or between tenants). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 77346 holds 30,846 of the 70,199 competitive homes with a Humble address (44%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.14 competitive meters per Census household. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By competitive homes on its postal city, Humble is number 3 of the 22 cities and towns touching Harris County, just behind Katy (166,148). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 28.0% of homes in 77338 are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020-2024), the highest share among Humble's main ZIP codes; apartment renters there usually set up their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Median household income across Humble's main ZIP codes runs from $64,755 in 77338 to $122,241 in 77346 (ACS 2020-2024); 35.3% of 77346 households and 24.0% of 77338 households report $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 16,484
- Population (2020 estimates base): 16,797
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 5,981
- Active residential meters with a Humble address: 70,199
- Active business meters with a Humble address: 7,477
- Residential meters per Census household: 11.74
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 70,199
- Counties: Harris
- ZIP codes touching Humble: 3
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- CenterPoint: 14 / 13.2 / 13; delivery 6.5333¢/kWh + $4.90/mo

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Postal cities | Land in city | Competitive homes | Households | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77346 | Humble 100% | 0% | 30,847 | 27,144 | 1.14 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Humble city limits. |
| 77396 | Humble 100% | 12% | 21,436 | 19,959 | 1.07 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 77338 | Humble 100% | 26% | 17,917 | 16,791 | 1.07 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Humble
7,477 active business meters. Power Hopper compares offers from retail electric providers and direct suppliers; for high-consumption businesses we can run a competitive bid. No savings or bidder count is promised. Businesses in Texas retail-choice areas can request a rate review online.

## Questions
**I live in Atascocita. Which electricity page covers me?** Use this Humble page. Atascocita has no postal city of its own in ERCOT's data; its homes carry Humble addresses. In ZIP 77346, ERCOT lists 30,847 competitive residential meters against about 27,144 Census households (ratio 1.14). In ZIP 77396, ERCOT lists 21,436 competitive residential meters against about 19,959 Census households (ratio 1.07). Check your exact address.
**Can Humble residents pick their own electric company?** Yes, where CenterPoint's wires reach the house, which in Humble is most of the city: 70,199 homes with a Humble mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 11.74 for each Census household. None of Humble's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Which Humble ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** ZIP 77346: 30,846 of its 30,847 competitive residential meters use a Humble address, and the ZIP has about 27,144 Census households (ratio 1.14).
**Are electric bills high in Humble?** In 77346, 35.3% of households reported electricity bills of $250 or more a month in the ACS 2020-2024 survey, the highest among Humble's main ZIP codes; in 77338 it was 24.0%. House size and heating type explain much of the difference.
**I'm moving to Humble. How do I set up electricity?** 15.9% of 77338 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 63 77346 meters turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Humble address is on CenterPoint's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Humble?** 70,199 Humble-addressed meters against 5,981 city households is 11.74 per household: the Humble postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.

## Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT: https://www.powertochoose.org/en-us/Plan/ExportToCsv
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/electric-plan/
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201): https://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/electric/directories/brk/alpha_brk/
- CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric: https://www.centerpointenergy.com/
- CenterPoint delivery tariff (effective October 1, 2026): https://ftp.puc.texas.gov/public/puct-info/industry/electric/rates/tdr/tdu/CenterPoint_Rate_Report.pdf
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT daily TDSP ESIID Extract files, Oct 7-18, 2026, via Power Hopper's Oct 18 ZIP study: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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