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Fort Bend County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Fort Bend County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fort Bend County has a labor force of roughly 640,000 drawn from a population of 958,434, with 49.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $53,467 against a median household income of $114,041. The county grew 16.3% over five years, with a 7.2% poverty rate and a 77.5% homeownership rate, suggesting a relatively stable residential base; median home values sit at $350,300 with gross rents at $1,770 per month. The 30.5% foreign-born share and a 5.0% unemployment rate round out a workforce picture marked by high educational attainment and sustained population growth.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

958,434

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$114,041

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+16.3% since 2018

Fort Bend County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone300,429 (33.6%)
  • Asian Alone197,513 (22.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone186,159 (20.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race110,678 (12.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone62,878 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races31,790 (3.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish137,109
  2. 2.Other Indo-European60,261
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31,651
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island27,920
  5. 5.Vietnamese20,818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

30.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

27,597

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,322

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$46,693

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance105,608
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services64,918
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)43,533
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)38,168
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing31,208

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations227,771
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations84,618
  3. 3.Service Occupations55,215
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations38,280
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations26,750

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.46×)16,334
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.25×)11,947
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.17×)59,896
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.09×)30,094
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)102,048

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$350,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,770/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99953,163 (23.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99941,037 (18.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99940,577 (18.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99924,003 (10.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99921,712 (9.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99910,729 (4.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

49.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,467

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone298,981 (70.4%)
  • Worked At Home75,283 (17.7%)
  • Carpooled39,283 (9.2%)
  • Other4,642 (1.1%)
  • Walked2,681 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit2,675 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.