Fort Bend County, Texas

25 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 859,721
Median household income: $113,409
Median home value: $350,300

Fort Bend County, Texas counts 859,721 residents. 25 cities and places have their primary county here. At $113,409, its median household income sits above Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Bend County's population grew 12.3% from 765,394 to 859,721, while its median household income rose 16.0% from $97,743 to $113,409.

83.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2004.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 859,721
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $113,409
Median home value: $350,300
Median gross rent: $1,770
Housing units: 293,694
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

765,394859,721

Median household income

$97,743$113,409

Median home value

$265,900$350,300

Median gross rent

$1,431$1,770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	765,394	$97,743	$265,900	$1,431
2020	790,892	$100,189	$277,600	$1,474
2021	806,497	$102,590	$287,500	$1,526
2022	832,607	$109,987	$329,600	$1,669
2023	859,721	$113,409	$350,300	$1,770

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53,279	6.2%
5 to 17	178,424	20.8%
18 to 24	71,366	8.3%
25 to 34	99,166	11.5%
35 to 44	133,472	15.5%
45 to 54	121,615	14.1%
55 to 64	97,755	11.4%
65 to 74	69,673	8.1%
75 and over	34,971	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	256,176	29.8%
Black or African American	174,209	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	866	0.1%
Asian	186,089	21.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	369	0.0%
Some other race	2,365	0.3%
Two or more races	29,375	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	210,272	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44,909	8.1%
High school graduate	97,943	17.6%
Some college or associate's	139,416	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	164,356	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	110,028	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	294,545	72.2%
Carpooled	37,927	9.3%
Public transit	3,025	0.7%
Walked	2,178	0.5%
Bicycle	401	0.1%
Worked from home	64,892	15.9%
Other means	4,866	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46,508	13.6%
15 to 29 min	99,828	29.1%
30 to 44 min	99,307	29.0%
45 to 59 min	56,193	16.4%
60+ min	41,106	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 7.2% (61,205 of 852,990)

	Count	Share
Family households	230,053	81.8%
Nonfamily households	51,206	18.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	281,259	95.8%
Vacant	12,435	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	217,921	77.5%
Renter-occupied	63,338	22.5%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	245,863	83.7%
1-unit, attached	5,210	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4,700	1.6%
5 to 19 units	12,022	4.1%
20 or more units	17,895	6.1%
Mobile home & other	8,004	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48157
State: Texas
Land area: 862 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 29.5266, -95.7710

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