Friendswood

Population: 40,827
Median household income: $125,052
Median home value: $399,500

Located in Galveston County, Texas, Friendswood is a community with a population of 40,827. The median household income of $125,052 is above the Galveston County median ($85,348).

From 2019 to 2023, Friendswood's population grew 2.9% from 39,688 to 40,827, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $284,100 to $399,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.5% of the population. 75.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,827
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $125,052
Median home value: $399,500
Median gross rent: $1,698
Housing units: 14,985
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,688	$111,478	$284,100	$1,389
2020	39,893	$108,135	$300,100	$1,394
2021	40,780	$114,516	$313,900	$1,441
2022	40,888	$121,301	$361,800	$1,636
2023	40,827	$125,052	$399,500	$1,698

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,465	6.0%
5 to 17	8,868	21.7%
18 to 24	3,267	8.0%
25 to 34	3,525	8.6%
35 to 44	4,965	12.2%
45 to 54	6,176	15.1%
55 to 64	5,129	12.6%
65 to 74	3,647	8.9%
75 and over	2,785	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,202	71.5%
Black or African American	1,885	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.0%
Asian	1,988	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	256	0.6%
Two or more races	1,330	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,150	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate15.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,268	4.8%
High school graduate	4,025	15.3%
Some college or associate's	7,928	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	8,035	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,971	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,164	75.0%
Carpooled	1,405	7.4%
Public transit	106	0.6%
Walked	123	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,028	16.0%
Other means	67	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,623	16.5%
15 to 29 min	5,915	37.3%
30 to 44 min	3,800	24.0%
45 to 59 min	1,981	12.5%
60+ min	1,546	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 2.8% (1,134 of 40,552)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,955	76.8%
Nonfamily households	3,307	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,262	95.2%
Vacant	723	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,967	76.9%
Renter-occupied	3,295	23.1%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,354	82.4%
1-unit, attached	449	3.0%
2 to 4 units	428	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1,092	7.3%
20 or more units	487	3.2%
Mobile home & other	175	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4827648
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 29.5077, -95.2006