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Fort Bend County

Texas · 975,191 residents (2025 est.) · 862 sq mi
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Fort Bend County is a county of 893,767 people in Texas. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 539,315 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. That is roughly 45% ahead of the Texas median. 31% of people here were born outside the United States. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,041, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Fort Bend County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population225,421 → 893,767 (+296%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Asian share6.2% → 21.9% (+15.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$169,685 → $374,500 (+121%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 254 counties in Texas

  • 4th in household income$114,041
  • 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree50.2%
  • 12th in home value$374,500
  • 1st in diversity score95.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
893,767
+152%since 2000
from 354,452 in 2000
975,191 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,037 / sq mi
+152%since 2000
from 411 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.3
+12%since 2000
from 33.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
862 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
159K359K560K760K961K19902000201020202024Fort Bend County
2024894K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(54,004)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(66,459)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.2%(73,667)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.5%(66,681)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(51,940)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(102,858)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.6%(139,402)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.2%(126,780)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.2%(99,687)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(73,852)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.3%(29,864)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(8,573)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$114,041
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $63,831 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,992
+92%since 2000
from $24,985 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.8%
+14.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
+2%since 2010
from 0.425 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing3.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$374,500
+86%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,807
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $730 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 80.8% in 2000
23.0% rent
Vacancy rate
4.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.03 people
−15%since 2009
from 3.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.2%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+57%since 2009
from 2.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic46.2%(163,788)
Black19.6%(69,579)
Hispanic / Latino21.1%(74,871)
Asian11.2%(39,545)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic28.7%(256,878)
Black20.6%(183,779)
Hispanic / Latino24.7%(220,445)
Asian21.9%(195,903)
Other4.1%(36,762)
Diversity Score
96
+6%since 2009
from 90 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
35
−8%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican14.8%(132,474)
South American3.9%(34,735)
Central American3.1%(27,307)
Salvadoran1.8%(16,394)
Venezuelan1.7%(15,392)
Colombian1.1%(10,053)
Puerto Rican0.6%(5,525)
Honduran0.6%(5,365)
Cuban0.6%(4,927)
Peruvian0.4%(3,288)
Spaniard0.3%(2,619)
Guatemalan0.3%(2,427)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(2,078)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,912)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,896)
Dominican0.2%(1,531)
Chilean0.2%(1,406)
Panamanian0.1%(479)
Bolivian0%(410)
Uruguayan0%(173)
Asian origin
Asian Indian7.9%(70,894)
Chinese4.3%(38,194)
Vietnamese3.3%(29,475)
Pakistani2.7%(23,886)
Filipino1.6%(14,473)
Korean0.4%(3,685)
Taiwanese0.4%(3,150)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,097)
Nepalese0.1%(1,061)
Japanese0.1%(1,036)
Cambodian0.1%(882)
Kazakh0.1%(759)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0.1%(714)
Thai0.1%(679)
Malaysian0.1%(666)
Hmong0.1%(574)
Sri Lankan0.1%(470)
Burmese0%(178)
Uzbek0%(26)
Laotian0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(294)
Samoan0%(244)
Chuukese0%(63)
Fijian0%(32)
Guamanian0%(11)
Ancestry
German6.1%(54,467)
English6%(54,040)
Subsaharan African4.2%(37,915)
Irish4.1%(36,795)
American3.6%(32,035)
Nigerian2.6%(23,293)
Italian2%(18,229)
Arab1.8%(16,121)
French1.3%(11,447)
Polish0.9%(8,438)
Czech0.9%(7,707)
Scottish0.7%(6,467)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.7%(6,266)
Norwegian0.4%(3,556)
British0.4%(3,261)
Iraqi0.4%(3,208)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(3,034)
Russian0.3%(3,013)
Turkish0.3%(2,974)
Swedish0.3%(2,955)
Jamaican0.3%(2,946)
Dutch0.3%(2,918)
Iranian0.3%(2,849)
Lebanese0.3%(2,378)
French Canadian0.3%(2,342)
Brazilian0.2%(2,224)
Kenyan0.2%(2,152)
Welsh0.2%(1,892)
Egyptian0.2%(1,726)
Canadian0.2%(1,638)
Portuguese0.2%(1,551)
Greek0.2%(1,492)
Palestinian0.2%(1,428)
Jordanian0.1%(1,214)
Danish0.1%(1,096)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,065)
Romanian0.1%(934)
Ethiopian0.1%(908)
Moroccan0.1%(903)
Swiss0.1%(888)
Ukrainian0.1%(867)
Lithuanian0.1%(862)
Austrian0.1%(736)
Finnish0.1%(631)
Hungarian0.1%(610)
Belgian0.1%(592)
Serbian0.1%(542)
Syrian0.1%(536)
Croatian0.1%(512)
Haitian0.1%(498)
Barbadian0.1%(482)
Armenian0%(446)
Slovak0%(378)
Somali0%(313)
Australian0%(164)
Guyanese0%(130)
Bulgarian0%(127)
Israeli0%(108)
Slovene0%(87)
Latvian0%(39)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.2%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 36.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 84.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.4%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.7 min
+36%since 2000
from 24.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.4%
−11.1 ptssince 2009
from 81.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.7%
+14.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
Unchangedsince 2011
from 5.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 68.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 71.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.6%
+8.9 ptssince 2009
from 43.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
30.5%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 6.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.7%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2017
from 90.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 97.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
58.7%
−2.9 ptssince 2016
from 61.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 18.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.3%(106,636)
Married61.7%(210,414)
Widowed1.6%(5,617)
Divorced5.3%(18,210)
Women 15+
Never married27.6%(98,915)
Married58.2%(208,635)
Widowed6.1%(21,978)
Divorced8.1%(29,232)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.7%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 62.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 74.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 20.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.8%(9,609)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(8,127)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.1%(8,031)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(529)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(212)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 27,597 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Fort Bend County, decade by decade

Fort Bend County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990225,421$102,745$169,68530.2%78.4
2000354,452$116,278$201,83936.9%86.3
2010585,375$114,863$246,71540.4%92.5
2020822,779$121,433$336,46246.5%95.4
2024893,767$114,041$374,50050.2%95.6

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fort Bend County, Texas?

Fort Bend County, Texas has about 893,767 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fort Bend County, Texas?

The typical household in Fort Bend County, Texas earns about $114,041 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fort Bend County, Texas expensive?

In Fort Bend County, Texas, the median home is worth about $374,500, and the typical rent is about $1,807 a month.

How educated are people in Fort Bend County, Texas?

About 50.2% of adults age 25 and over in Fort Bend County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fort Bend County, Texas?

About 7.6% of people in Fort Bend County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fort Bend County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Fort Bend County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 668,346 residents, a change of about 296 percent over that period.

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