Friendswood vs Texas City

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

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

Texas City has the higher population (54,159 vs 40,827 in Friendswood). Friendswood has the higher median household income ($125,052 vs $65,447 in Texas City). Friendswood has the higher median home value ($399,500 vs $190,600 in Texas City).

Population, income & housing

	Friendswood	Texas City
Population	40,827	54,159
Median age	39.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$125,052	$65,447
Median home value	$399,500	$190,600
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,200
Housing units	14,985	23,248
Homeownership rate	76.9%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friendswood	Texas City
Population	39,688 → 40,827 (+2.9%)	48,569 → 54,159 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$111,478 → $125,052 (+12.2%)	$48,839 → $65,447 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$284,100 → $399,500 (+40.6%)	$124,200 → $190,600 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,389 → $1,698 (+22.2%)	$970 → $1,200 (+23.7%)

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

Texas City

Population

48,56954,159

Median household income

$48,839$65,447

Median home value

$124,200$190,600

Median gross rent

$970$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friendswood	Texas City
Under 5	6.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	8.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.0%
75 and over	6.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friendswood	Texas City
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	36.7%
Black or African American	4.6%	26.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friendswood	Texas City
No high school diploma	4.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	15.3%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friendswood	Texas City
Drove alone	75.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.7%
Walked	0.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	16.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friendswood	Texas City
1-unit, detached	82.4%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	14.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Friendswood	Texas City
Poverty rate	2.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.85	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1990	1981