COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Bend County

Texas · 225,421 residents · 862 sq mi

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Fort Bend County is a county of 225,421 people in Texas. Households here earn about 58% more than in Texas as a whole. The population has fallen 36% since 2000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income runs $42,809, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

225,421

−36%vs 2000

vs 354,452 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

862 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024894K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(21,632)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(22,481)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(19,896)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(16,955)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(11,405)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(42,889)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.3%(45,660)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(21,895)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.2%(11,791)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(6,696)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(3,234)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(887)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,809

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,831 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,056

−36%vs 2000

vs $24,985 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$524

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $730 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

24.6% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(141,279)

Black20.6%(46,526)

Hispanic / Latino19.3%(43,575)

Asian6.4%(14,431)

Other10.3%(23,185)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Costa Rican0%(375)

Uruguayan0%(173)

Paraguayan0%(21)

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)

Singaporean0%(66)

Uzbek0%(26)

Laotian0%(23)

Mongolian0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(294)

Native Hawaiian0%(265)

Samoan0%(244)

Chuukese0%(63)

Fijian0%(32)

Guamanian0%(11)

Marshallese0%(7)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(445)

Slovak0%(378)

Somali0%(313)

Australian0%(164)

Guyanese0%(130)

Bulgarian0%(127)

Israeli0%(108)

Slovene0%(87)

Latvian0%(39)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.2%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 24.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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