Data released March 17 from the U.S. Census Bureau includes information from its Annual Community Survey five-year estimates for 2016-20, including the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the bureau, the pandemic resulted in disruptions to its data collection, and the bureau revised its methodology to reduce bias occurring as a result of nonresponses in 2020.
This new data revealed population decline in Clear Lake but growth in League City.
ZIP codes 77058, 77059 and 77062, which are in Clear Lake, decreased in population from 61,408 in 2015 to 58,991 in 2020. ZIP code 77565, which includes Clear Lake Shores, Kemah and an eastern portion of League City, increased from 6,376 to 6,953, according to the data.
ZIP code 77573, which makes up most of League City, grew from 79,435 to 91,454 from 2015 to 2020, the data shows.













