Fort Bend County, TX Demographic Data

Fort Bend County, TX Summary

Fort Bend County is located in Texas
  • Population: 627,293
  • Area: 885.34 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 861.48 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 23.86 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 708.53 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 87.60 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Fort Bend County, TX Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
377,088
51%
50.8
Male
364,149
49%
49.2
Total Population
741,237
 
323,128,000

Fort Bend County, TX Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
52,109
7.0% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
57,481
7.8% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
59,520
8.0% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
53,940
7.3% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
43,252
5.8% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
91,859
12.4% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
112,298
15.2% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
104,134
14.0% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
49,799
6.7% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
39,387
5.3% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
50,926
6.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
19,609
2.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
6,923
0.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
536,318
72.4%
77.2
Female
276,944
51.6%
51.3
Male
259,374
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
508,337
68.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
100,911
13.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
77,458
10.4%
15.2
Female
42,239
54.5%
55.8
Male
35,219
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0

Fort Bend County, TX Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
725,417
97.9% 
96.8
White
388,931
52.5% 
72.6
Black or African American
152,115
20.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,077
0.4% 
0.8
Asian
146,796
19.8% 
5.4
Asian Indian
61,551
8.3% 
1.2
Chinese
32,187
4.3% 
1.3
Filipino
10,013
1.4% 
0.9
Japanese
1,033
0.1% 
0.2
Korean
3,656
0.5% 
0.4
Vietnamese
18,574
2.5% 
0.6
Other Asian
19,782
2.7% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
93
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
34,405
4.6% 
5.1
Two or More Races
15,820
2.1% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
179,149
24.2% 
17.8
Mexican
129,312
17.4% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
4,365
0.6% 
1.7
Cuban
3,093
0.4% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
42,379
5.7% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
562,088
75.8% 
82.2

Fort Bend County, TX Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
19,785
4.2% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
23,954
5.0% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
90,429
19.0% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
93,302
19.6% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
33,976
7.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
133,335
28.1% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
80,154
16.9% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
43,739
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
431,196
90.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
213,489
45.0%
31.2

Fort Bend County, TX Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
165,994
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
327,507
57.2%
47.5
Divorced
45,576
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
8,402
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
24,648
4.3
5.8%

Fort Bend County, TX Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
418,211
60.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
270,917
39.3%
21.6%
Spanish
126,832
18.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
51,086
7.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
72,628
10.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
20,371
3.0%
1.1%

Fort Bend County, TX Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,644
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,090
1.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
12,078
5.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14,388
6.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19,993
8.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33,758
14.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
32,746
14.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
44,790
19.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28,227
12.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
31,407
13.6%
6.4
Median household income
90,680
 
57,617
Per capita income
37,731
 
31,128

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17,368
5.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
23,787
6.9%
9.8
Construction
22,741
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
88,606
25.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21,954
6.3%
6.6
Information
6,836
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
28,780
8.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14,777
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46,141
13.3%
11.4
Public administration
9,549
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
36,884
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
17,029
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
11,958
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
22,897
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
174,852
50.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,576
7.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
80,204
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
43,881
12.7%
18.1%

Fort Bend County, TX Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
339,225
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
280,706
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
30,043
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6,179
1.8%
5.1
Walked
1,678
0.5%
2.7
Other means
3,264
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
17,355
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.1
 
26.6

Fort Bend County, TX Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,378
2.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
48,943
21.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
109,108
47.4%
37.1
3 or more
65,692
28.5%
21.0

Fort Bend County, TX Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
230,121
94.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
174,116
75.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
56,005
24.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
12,355
5.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5

Fort Bend County, TX Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
242,476
1 room
2,053
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
3,113
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
12,292
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
20,614
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
33,473
13.8%
19.8
6 rooms
38,860
16.0%
17.8
7 rooms
43,895
18.1%
12.0
8 rooms
33,763
13.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
54,413
22.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
 
0.0

Fort Bend County, TX Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
242,476
 
 
1-unit, detached
199,213
82.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7,548
3.1%
5.9
2-units
862
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,708
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7,812
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
6,038
2.5%
4.4
20 or more units
12,170
5.0%
9.0
Mobile home
6,873
2.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
252
0.1%
0.1

Fort Bend County, TX Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,007
0.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,333
0.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,324
1.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,712
1.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
27,011
11.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
39,159
16.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
43,115
17.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
75,053
31.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
28,990
12.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
16,772
6.9%
1.4%

Fort Bend County, TX Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1

Fort Bend County, TX Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
120,521
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
99
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
7,677
6.4%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
15,586
12.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
18,936
15.7%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
23,753
19.7%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
23,932
19.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
30,538
25.3%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
56,691
47.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
21,558
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13,034
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,425
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
21,169
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
644
0.0%
0.0%

Fort Bend County, TX Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
49,754 
 
41,631,300 
Less than $500
847
1.7%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
965
1.9%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,659
5.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,103
6.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,923
17.9%
11.9%
$500 to $999
11,655
23.4%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
21,602
43.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
6,251
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,233
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5,379
11.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,174
14.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,885
16.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,676
9.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,331
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19,462
39.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
7,098
0.0%
0.0%

Fort Bend County, TX Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
174,116
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,892
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
9,986
5.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
19,751
11.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25,174
14.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
48,358
27.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
48,892
28.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16,191
9.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,872
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
258,800
 
205,000