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Fort Bend County, TX


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Designated Market Area: Houston, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 889,146   ( 303,771 from 2010 , 66,367 from 2020)
Land area: 861.7 square miles
Population density: 1031.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:260,262 29.27% 23.0%
Black:188,05521.15% 52.6%
Indian:1,7820.20% 53.8%
Asian:194,71921.90% 96.8%
2+ races:17,3181.95% 72.7%
Hispanic:227,01025.53% 63.4%
Total non-White:628,88470.73% 68.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:20,166 12.3
Deaths:10,8106.6
Net Migration: 48,44929.4
Net Immigration: 9,3215.7
Change in White population:48,582 8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:255,189 43.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
585,375
211,68036.16%
123,26721.06%
1,1590.20%
98,93616.90%
10,0251.71%
138,96723.74%
373,69563.84%

2000
354,452
163,78846.21%
69,57919.63%
6210.18%
39,64211.18%
5,4071.53%
74,87121.12%
190,66453.79%

1990
225,421
121,44953.88%
45,80520.32%
3900.17%
14,2026.30%
n/a
43,57519.33%
103,97246.12%

1980
130,846
79,46860.73%
20,24915.48%
1170.09%
3,9703.03%
n/a
26,68720.40%
51,37839.27%

1970
52,314
31,67460.55%
6,49412.41%
180.03%
170.03%
n/a
13,89026.55%
20,640 39.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
59,898 16.9
16,5164.7
141,61640.0
14,4804.1
47,892 13.5
183,031 51.6
1990's
NumberRate
42,666 18.9
11,1895.0
95,42542.3
15,2636.8
42,339 18.8
86,692 38.5
1980's
NumberRate
37,215 28.4
7,265 5.6
67,520 51.6
n/a
41,981 32.1
52,594 40.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
68,013 130.0
n/a
47,794 91.4
30,738 58.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Fort Bend County, TX
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.9
224,909 25.3%
664,237 74.7%
97,857 11.0%
270,136
3.06
220,873 81.8%
177,562 80.4%
16,604 7.5%
49,263 18.2%

2010
NumberPercent
35.0
173,835 29.7%
411,540 70.3%
42,758 7.3%
187,384
3.09
153,765 82.1%
121,600 79.1%
13,690 8.9%
33,619 17.9%

2000
NumberPercent
33.2
113,501 32.0%
240,951 68.0%
19,972 5.6%
111,164
3.13
93,808 84.4%
76,962 82.0%
7,829 8.3%
17,356 15.6%

1990
NumberPercent
29.7
74,712 33.1%
150,709 66.9%
10,817 4.8%
70,515
3.13
59,435 84.3%
50,517 85.0%
4,455 7.5%
11,080 15.7%

1980
NumberPercent
27.0
45,341 34.7%
85,505 65.3%
6,321 4.8%
40,033
3.18
34,536 86.3%
30,863 89.4%
1,902 5.5%
5,497 13.7%

2022 Housing Data for Fort Bend County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units282,291 
Median Value$329,600 
Occupied270,13695.7%
Vacant12,1554.3%
Owned209,96077.7%
Rented60,17622.3%
Median Rent$1,669 
Single-Family Units241,66985.6%
    Detached236,68783.8%
    Attached4,9821.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units28,26610.0%
Mobile Homes7,9212.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fort Bend County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008,4013.1%
$10,000 to $14,9993,6741.4%
$15,000 to $19,9994,7021.7%
$20,000 to $24,9995,3842.0%
$25,000 to $29,9995,6632.1%
$30,000 to $34,9996,0332.2%
$35,000 to $39,9996,8552.5%
$40,000 to $44,9996,6362.5%
$45,000 to $49,9997,0282.6%
$50,000 to $59,99914,4265.3%
$60,000 to $74,99920,6647.6%
$75,000 to $99,99933,08212.2%
$100,000 to $124,99929,26910.8%
$125,000 to $149,99926,1929.7%
$150,000 to $199,99938,86614.4%
$200,000 or more53,26119.7%
Median Household Income109,987 
Per Capita Income45,172 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state116 
Compared to U.S.101 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,7303.2%
Public Assistance6,1752.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps22,6248.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed284,44171.3%
Unemployed16,3284.1%
In Armed Forces670.0%
Total Labor Force300,83675.4%
Not in Labor Force97,90824.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector160,815119,50057.4%
Non-Profit8,70216,06135.1%
Self-Employed26,92916,66061.8%
Local Government10,86420,18735.0%
State Government5,0498,87136.3%
Federal Government3,2863,84146.1%
Total Private + Self187,744136,16058.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.27,90148,96036.3%
Total215,645185,12053.8%
Pct. Govt.13.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts84,81421.1%
Sales and Office Occupations83,58820.8%
Professional, Technical121,13030.2%
Service Occupations50,36112.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing7430.2%
All others61,78415.4%
White Collar 72.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance57,60614.3%
Retail trade43,88210.9%
Professional, scientific, technical40,14610.0%
Educational services40,08410.0%
Manufacturing35,9368.9%
Construction24,5466.1%
Accommodation and food services20,9575.2%
Finance and insurance20,8135.2%
Transportation and warehousing17,9004.5%
Other services17,8454.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction16,1144.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.14,2863.6%
Public administration12,8453.2%
Wholesale trade11,2862.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing8,7052.2%
Information5,5271.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,4001.3%
Utilities5,2661.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,4310.4%
Management1,1020.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fort Bend County, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican131,88315.84%
Puerto Rican5,3260.64%
Cuban4,0290.48%
Dominican1,7660.21%
Total Central American24,4072.93%
Costa Rican3320.04%
Guatemalan1,9480.23%
Honduran3,4740.42%
Nicaraguan5680.07%
Panamanian1,0560.13%
Salvadoran17,0292.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American29,3893.53%
Argentinean1,3640.16%
Bolivian3210.04%
Chilean1,1390.14%
Colombian10,3131.24%
Ecuadorian6610.08%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian3,5170.42%
Uruguayan2020.02%
Venezuelan11,8721.43%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic12,3101.48%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian68,0888.18%
Chinese33,3994.01%
Vietnamese24,5892.95%
Filipino14,3541.72%
Korean3,6990.44%
Taiwanese2,7730.33%
Japanese1,3850.17%
Bangladeshi9830.12%
Malaysian9280.11%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English463,60859.5%
Spanish134,76217.3%
Other Indo-European55,6787.1%
Chinese29,2873.8%
Other Asian26,1573.4%
Other19,5082.5%
Vietnamese19,4222.5%
Arabic10,4781.3%
Tagalog9,1701.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German50,7166.1%
English45,0875.4%
Irish34,6464.2%
American25,9013.1%
Nigerian19,7962.4%
Italian16,0531.9%
French11,3911.4%
European8,2481.0%
Polish7,8550.9%
Czech7,6620.9%
African7,1660.9%
Scottish7,0400.8%
British4,8090.6%
Scotch-Irish4,1590.5%
Norwegian3,5560.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen727,80187.4%
Not a citizen104,80612.6%
Native582,59570.0%
Foreign-born250,01230.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fort Bend County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
24,973 4.7%20,742 3.9%95,805 17.9%133,893 25.0%156,424 29.2%104,198 19.4%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 24,973 4.7%
9-12 Years 20,742 3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 95,805 17.9%
Some College 133,893 25.0%
Bach. Degree 156,424 29.2%
Grad Degree 104,198 19.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Fort Bend County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 122,223 117,930 4,293 3.5% 6.4%
1991 128,319 123,532 4,787 3.7% 7.0%
1992 134,877 128,602 6,275 4.7% 7.7%
1993 140,983 134,150 6,833 4.8% 7.2%
1994 148,177 141,435 6,742 4.5% 6.6%
1995 153,958 148,273 5,685 3.7% 6.1%
1996 160,734 155,750 4,984 3.1% 5.8%
1997 169,597 164,315 5,282 3.1% 5.4%
1998 180,874 175,657 5,217 2.9% 5.0%
1999 188,895 182,777 6,118 3.2% 4.7%
2000 185,916 179,215 6,701 3.6% 4.4%
2001 194,327 186,778 7,549 3.9% 5.0%
2002 205,785 195,163 10,622 5.2% 6.3%
2003 216,109 202,842 13,267 6.1% 6.7%
2004 224,594 212,180 12,414 5.5% 6.0%
2005 236,025 223,492 12,533 5.3% 5.5%
2006 244,695 232,934 11,761 4.8% 5.0%
2007 253,156 242,821 10,335 4.1% 4.4%
2008 265,673 253,918 11,755 4.4% 4.9%
2009 277,586 257,850 19,736 7.1% 7.5%
2010 298,655 275,718 22,937 7.7% 8.2%
2011 308,200 285,580 22,620 7.3% 8.0%
2012 318,351 299,516 18,835 5.9% 6.7%
2013 332,589 314,182 18,407 5.5% 6.3%
2014 346,538 330,674 15,864 4.6% 5.2%
2015 356,003 340,720 15,283 4.3% 4.5%
2016 367,050 348,684 18,366 5.0% 4.6%
2017 375,587 358,014 17,573 4.7% 4.3%
2018 386,448 371,033 15,415 4.0% 3.9%
2019 399,949 386,098 13,851 3.5% 3.5%
2020 394,948 364,410 30,538 7.7% 7.6%
2021 409,802 385,666 24,136 5.9% 5.6%
2022 418,649 402,222 16,427 3.9% 3.9%
2023 432,297 415,144 17,153 4.0% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com