Living in Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas

Overview

A total of 131,956 households are located in Fort Bend Independent School District area. Among them, 58,867 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.62 people. The total number of children in the region is 155,249 and 127,003 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14% (58,195) of residents are non-citizens and 41% (173,649) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas
Household	131,956
Population	427,709
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	58,867 (45%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	155,249
Total Students	127,003
Pre-Kindergarten	7,862
Kindergarten	5,737
Grade 1-8	53,102
Grade 9-12	27,687
College/Graduate School	32,615
Veterans	318,814
Non-citizen	58,195
Non-English Home Language	173,649
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

332,418 residents are over the age of 16 and 223,767 people are in labor force. Among them, 223,517 people are in civilian labor force and 250 are in armed labor force. 211,161 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fort Bend Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	207,661	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	170,360	82.04%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	20,082	9.67%
Public transportation	3,098	1.49%
Walked	605	0.29%
Other method	1,870	0.90%
Worked from home	11,646	5.61%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	211,161	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	101,664	48.15%
Service	27,788	13.16%
Sales and office	48,520	22.98%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	13,450	6.37%
Production, transportation, and material moving	19,739	9.35%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	211,161	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	7,525	3.56%
Construction	12,021	5.69%
Manufacturing	16,686	7.90%
Wholesale trade	6,916	3.28%
Retail trade	25,583	12.12%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	11,642	5.51%
Information	3,493	1.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	15,617	7.40%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	27,280	12.92%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	53,464	25.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	15,702	7.44%
Other services, except public administration	8,868	4.20%
Public administration	6,364	3.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	211,161	-
Private wage and salary workers	172,244	81.57%
Government workers	25,686	12.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	13,015	6.16%
Unpaid family workers	216	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $121,119 for the 131,956 households in Fort Bend Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $42,544. 372,277 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.00%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	131,956	-
Less than $10,000	3,857	2.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,165	1.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,721	4.34%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,785	5.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,709	8.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	21,646	16.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	18,185	13.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	27,037	20.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,852	11.26%
More than $200,000	18,999	14.40%
Median Household Income	$91,881	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$121,119	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	108,212	-
Less than $10,000	2,620	2.42%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,068	0.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,538	3.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,679	5.25%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,673	8.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	16,389	15.15%
$75,000 - $99,999	15,844	14.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,871	21.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	13,654	12.62%
More than $200,000	17,876	16.52%

Median Family Income	$100,610	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$130,209	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$42,544	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$62,971	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$62,971	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	427,911	-
With health insurance coverage	372,277	87.00%
Public coverage	91,273	21.33%
Private health insurance	308,675	72.14%
Without health insurance coverage	55,634	13.00%

Housing

There are 138,307 housing units in Fort Bend Independent School District area, Texas with 131,956 units (95.41%) occupied. 102,215 houses (77.46%) are occupied by owner and 29,741 houses (22.54%) are rented. The average housing value is $239,000 and the average rental cost is $1,512. 11,592 houses (8.38%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,051 houses (0.76%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	138,307	-
Occupied	131,956	95.41%
Owner Occupied	102,215	77.46%
Renter Occupied	29,741	22.54%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	118,192	85.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,970	2.87%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	13,625	9.85%
Mobile Homes	2,463	1.78%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	57	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	138,307	-
Built 2014 or later	11,592	8.38%
Built 2010 - 2013	10,444	7.55%
Built 2000 - 2009	37,965	27.45%
Built 1990 - 1999	27,853	20.14%
Built 1980 - 1989	27,307	19.74%
Built 1970 - 1979	18,657	13.49%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,342	1.69%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,096	0.79%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,051	0.76%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	138,307	-
1 room	696	0.50%
2 rooms	1,935	1.40%
3 rooms	5,610	4.06%
4 rooms	11,318	8.18%
5 rooms	18,262	13.20%
6 rooms	24,417	17.65%
7 rooms	25,686	18.57%
8 rooms	21,353	15.44%
9 rooms or more	29,030	20.99%
Median Number of Rooms	6.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	138,307	-
no bedroom	863	0.62%
1 bedroom	6,258	4.52%
2 bedrooms	11,066	8.00%
3 bedrooms	51,036	36.90%
4 bedrooms	54,975	39.75%
5 bedrooms or more	14,109	10.20%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	102,215	-
Less than $50,000	2,144	2.10%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,939	5.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,512	13.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	17,928	17.54%
$200,000 - $299,999	28,530	27.91%
$300,000 - $499,999	24,587	24.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	8,392	8.21%
$1,000,000 or more	1,183	1.16%
Median House Value	$239,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	27,435	-
Less than $500	161	0.59%
$500 - $999	2,523	9.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	10,823	39.45%
$1,500 - $1,999	9,012	32.85%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,763	10.07%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,472	5.37%
$3,000 or more	681	2.48%
Median Rental Costs	$1,512	-

Demographic

A total of 431,315 people lives in Fort Bend Independent School District area, Texas with 211,444 male and 219,871 female. The males to female ratio is 49.02 to 50.98. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	431,315	-
Male	211,444	49.02%
Female	219,871	50.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	431,315	-
Under 5 years	28,024	6.50%
5 - 9 years	32,240	7.47%
10 - 14 years	31,529	7.31%
15 - 19 years	32,194	7.46%
20 - 24 years	27,994	6.49%
25 - 34 years	56,042	12.99%
35 - 44 years	61,004	14.14%
45 - 54 years	59,253	13.74%
55 - 59 years	28,946	6.71%
60 - 64 years	26,634	6.18%
65 - 74 years	32,035	7.43%
75 - 84 years	11,147	2.58%
85 years and older	4,273	0.99%
Median Age	36.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	431,315	-
One Race	419,410	97.24%
White	174,504	40.46%
Black or African American	115,948	26.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native	985	0.23%
Asian	107,253	24.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	364	0.08%
Other	20,356	4.72%

Two or more races	11,905	2.76%
White and Black or African American	2,454	0.57%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,377	0.32%
White and Asian	3,441	0.80%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	197	0.05%

Living in Fort Bend Independent School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic