Mission Bend

Population: 37,280
Median household income: $72,492
Median home value: $221,800

Mission Bend, a community in Fort Bend County, Texas, has 37,280 residents. At $72,492, its median household income sits below Fort Bend County's $113,409.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mission Bend's population declined 1.8% from 37,979 to 37,280, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $146,800 to $221,800.

The median gross rent is $1,613. 23.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,280
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,492
Median home value: $221,800
Median gross rent: $1,613
Housing units: 11,470
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,97937,280

Median household income

$63,486$72,492

Median home value

$146,800$221,800

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,979	$63,486	$146,800	$1,426
2020	38,693	$62,519	$160,100	$1,492
2021	38,772	$63,227	$167,900	$1,524
2022	37,853	$66,422	$198,000	$1,496
2023	37,280	$72,492	$221,800	$1,613

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,256	6.1%
5 to 17	7,160	19.2%
18 to 24	3,894	10.4%
25 to 34	5,094	13.7%
35 to 44	4,413	11.8%
45 to 54	3,951	10.6%
55 to 64	4,945	13.3%
65 to 74	4,243	11.4%
75 and over	1,324	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,655	9.8%
Black or African American	11,487	30.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	6,051	16.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	162	0.4%
Two or more races	970	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,939	40.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,007	16.7%
High school graduate	6,609	27.6%
Some college or associate's	7,685	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,861	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,808	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,361	72.8%
Carpooled	2,693	15.9%
Public transit	96	0.6%
Walked	192	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,518	8.9%
Other means	120	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,793	11.6%
15 to 29 min	5,142	33.3%
30 to 44 min	4,820	31.2%
45 to 59 min	2,366	15.3%
60+ min	1,341	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 13.0% (4,841 of 37,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,133	83.7%
Nonfamily households	1,782	16.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,915	95.2%
Vacant	555	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,815	80.8%
Renter-occupied	2,100	19.2%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,255	89.4%
1-unit, attached	343	3.0%
2 to 4 units	145	1.3%
5 to 19 units	444	3.9%
20 or more units	132	1.2%
Mobile home & other	151	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4848772
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 29.6937, -95.6663