Fort Bend County, Texas Population 2024

944,637

Fort Bend County, Texas's estimated 2024 population is 944,637 with a growth rate of 3.04% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Fort Bend County, Texas is the 8th largest county in Texas. The 2010 population was 590,177 and has seen a growth of 60.06% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20291,083,93227,8592.64%
20281,056,07327,8592.71%
20271,028,21427,8592.78%
20261,000,35527,8592.86%
2025972,49627,8592.95%
2024944,63727,8593.04%
2023916,77827,8593.13%
2022888,91928,6143.33%
2021860,30531,1963.76%
2020829,10916,3722.01%
2019812,73723,4682.97%
2018789,26921,0112.73%
2017768,25823,7693.19%
2016744,48929,2294.09%
2015715,26031,2834.57%
2014683,97732,2074.94%
2013651,77027,0334.33%
2012624,73718,7583.1%
2011605,97915,8022.68%
2010590,17700%
1990225,42194,57572.28%
1980130,84678,532150.12%
197052,31411,78729.08%
196040,5279,47130.5%
195031,056-1,907-5.79%
194032,9633,24510.92%
193029,7186,78729.6%
192022,9314,76326.22%
191018,1681,6309.86%
190016,5385,95256.23%
189010,5861,20612.86%
18809,3802,26631.85%
18707,11497115.81%
18606,1433,610142.52%
18502,533-1,081,399-99.77%
2024 Growth Rate
3.04% (27,859)
County Website
Fort Bend County
State
Texas
County Seat
Richmond
2020 Population
829,109
Area
862 mi²
Density
1096 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
13.93% (115,528)
Founded
1838

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White340,68640.92%
Asian178,09121.39%
Black or African American169,12020.31%
Two or more races92,44811.1%
Other race49,1755.91%
Native American2,6950.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3920.05%

White

Asian

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Fort Bend County, Texas Population by Race

Fort Bend County, Texas Population Pyramid 2024

Fort Bend County, Texas Median Age

36.9

Total

36.3

Male

37.4

Female

Fort Bend County, Texas Adults

There are 607,698 adults, (97,857 of whom are seniors) in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Fort Bend County, Texas Age Dependency

63.3

Age Dependency Ratio

19.2

Old Age Dependency Ratio

44.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Fort Bend County, Texas Sex Ratio

Female420,98650.56%
Male411,62149.44%

Fort Bend County, Texas Population by Age

Fort Bend County, Texas Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All270,1363.0677.722.3
Married177,5623.586.813.2
Non Family49,2631.215941
Female31,4833.46040
Male11,8283.1966.833.2

3.41

Average Family Size

3.06

Average Household Size

77.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Fort Bend County, Texas Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade20,7423.87%
Associates Degree37,6097.02%
Bachelors Degree156,42429.18%
Graduate Degree104,19819.44%
High School Graduate95,80517.87%
Less Than 9th Grade24,9734.66%
Some College96,28417.96%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Fort Bend County, Texas Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Fort Bend County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White174,667170,13299,344
Hispanic122,47697,75134,447
Asian118,843107,06575,282
Black108,850104,79745,238
2+ Races48,53542,56919,814
Other Race31,39222,7496,708
Native American1,7551,376586
Islander241216127

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 97.4%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 63.35%.

Fort Bend County, Texas Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$74,221$96,081$61,559
Graduate Degree$102,421$130,915$74,755
High School Graduate$37,679$42,409$31,089
Less Than 9th Grade$33,447$39,213$25,073
Overall$59,727$74,381$47,657
Some College$46,931$59,336$40,810

$59,727

Average Earnings

$74,381

Average Male

$47,657

Average Female

Fort Bend County, Texas Earnings by Educational Attainment

Fort Bend County, Texas Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Fort Bend County, Texas Language

59.45% of Fort Bend County, Texas residents speak only English, while 40.55% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 17.28% of the population.

Fort Bend County, Texas Language

Fort Bend County, Texas Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic206,33819,0389.23%
Black166,95414,9638.96%
White250,30811,6994.67%
Asian177,9809,0545.09%
Multiple91,3447,6078.33%
Other48,3527,15114.79%
Native2,64733412.62%

6.93%

Overall Poverty Rate

6.36%

Male Poverty Rate

7.48%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Fort Bend County, Texas

The race most likely to be in poverty in Fort Bend County, Texas is Other, with 14.79% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Fort Bend County, Texas is White, with 4.67% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.56%. Among those working part-time, it was 8.86%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 12.25%.

Fort Bend County, Texas Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade14.2%
High School8.94%
Some College6.4%
Bachelors or Greater3.55%

Fort Bend County, Texas Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed14.09%
Female Unemployed11.38%
Female Employed3.87%
Male Employed2.86%

Fort Bend County, Texas Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Fort Bend County, Texas Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$122,578$150,106
Households$109,987$138,115
Married Families$138,299$165,871
Non Families$57,069$75,537

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Fort Bend County, Texas Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

59.0%

Overall Marriage Rate

61.1%

Male Marriage Rate

56.9%

Female Marriage Rate

Fort Bend County, Texas Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Fort Bend County, Texas Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Fort Bend County, Texas Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Fort Bend County, Texas Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

27,247

Number of Veterans

23,225

Male Veterans

4,022

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam8,466
First Gulf War7,976
Second Gulf War7,889
Korea857
World War II354

Fort Bend County, Texas Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 549,701
65 to 746,210
75+4,712
55 to 644,468
18 to 342,156

Fort Bend County, Texas Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White14,9105.87%
Black6,7775.42%
Hispanic6,1344.22%
2+ Races2,9575.13%
Asian1,4651.11%
Other Race1,0312.83%
Native American1075.15%

Fort Bend County, Texas Veterans by Race

Fort Bend County, Texas Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

4.2%

Veteran Poverty Rate

27.22%

Veteran Disability Rate

Fort Bend County, Texas Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

66.9%

Labor Force Participation

63.4%

Employment Rate

5.2%

Unemployment Rate

Fort Bend County, Texas Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Fort Bend County, Texas Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Fort Bend County, Texas Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

47.21%

Born in Fort Bend County, Texas

69.97%

Native Born

30.03%

Foreign Born

12.59%

Non Citizen

17.44%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

69.97% of Fort Bend County, Texas residents were born in the United States, with 47.21% having been born in Texas. 12.59% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Fort Bend County, Texas Place of Birth

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