Friendswood vs League City

A side-by-side comparison of Friendswood and League City: population, income, housing, and more.

Friendswood and League City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

League City has the higher population (114,885 vs 40,827 in Friendswood). Friendswood has the higher median household income ($125,052 vs $119,870 in League City). Friendswood has the higher median home value ($399,500 vs $334,000 in League City).

Population, income & housing

	Friendswood	League City
Population	40,827	114,885
Median age	39.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$125,052	$119,870
Median home value	$399,500	$334,000
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,628
Housing units	14,985	44,280
Homeownership rate	76.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friendswood	League City
Population	39,688 → 40,827 (+2.9%)	103,310 → 114,885 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$111,478 → $125,052 (+12.2%)	$109,073 → $119,870 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$284,100 → $399,500 (+40.6%)	$245,100 → $334,000 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,389 → $1,698 (+22.2%)	$1,377 → $1,628 (+18.2%)

Friendswood

Population

39,68840,827

Median household income

$111,478$125,052

Median home value

$284,100$399,500

Median gross rent

$1,389$1,698

League City

Population

103,310114,885

Median household income

$109,073$119,870

Median home value

$245,100$334,000

Median gross rent

$1,377$1,628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friendswood	League City
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.7%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.4%
75 and over	6.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friendswood	League City
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	63.5%
Black or African American	4.6%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friendswood	League City
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	15.3%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friendswood	League City
Drove alone	75.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	0.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.0%	13.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friendswood	League City
1-unit, detached	82.4%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	7.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Friendswood	League City
Poverty rate	2.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.85	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1990	2002