Fort Bend County, TX

Welcome to Fort Bend County.

Fort Bend County has a population of 832.6 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 885.3 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 46%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $40.2 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Fort Bend County voted five out of six times for Republicans and twice for Democrats.

The largest city in the county is Richmond.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	38.51%	59.56%	++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	42.12%	57.38%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	48.5%	50.89%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	46.08%	52.91%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	51.39%	44.76%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	54.7%	44.12%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	46%

Government Enterprises	11%	29%
Private Industries	89%	48%
Agriculture	<1%	546%
Mining	3%	-4%
Utilities	3%	28%
Construction	7%	11%
Manufacturing	15%	43%
– Durable	6%	21%
– Nondurable	10%	60%
Trade	15%	61%
– Wholesale	7%	61%
– Retail	8%	61%
Transportation	2%	157%
Information	3%	74%
Finance & Insurance	3%	27%
Real Estate	17%	75%
Professional & Business Services	9%	37%
Educational Services	1%	29%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	51%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	26%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	49%
Other Services²	3%	36%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	53	84
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	77	84
📺 Electronics & Appliance	46	85
🛒 Grocery Stores	380	95
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	66	87
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	208	92
⛽ Gasoline Stations	355	96
👕 Clothing Stores	151	88
👠 Shoe Stores	25	72
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	31	76
🏸 Sporting Goods	29	78
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	7	47
🏬 Department Stores	84	90
💐 Florists	12	71
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	45	85
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	27	78
🍺 Bars & Taverns	42	82
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	489	93
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	595	93
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	329	90
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	101	91
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	23%	$273,900	N/A
Top 20%	51%	$151,900	$146,400
Next highest 20%	23%	$67,000	$84,200
Middle 20%	14%	$42,800	$54,000
Second lowest 20%	9%	$26,100	$34,700
Bottom 20%	3%	Below $10,000	$15,800
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		66%	$50,400
Self-Employment		18%	$36,400
Investment Income¹		25%	$20,700
Social Security		47%	$18,000
Supplemental Security		2%	Below $10,000
Public Assistance		Less than 1%
Retirement		18%	$24,700
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	3%	2%	3%
$25K – $49K	<1%	4%	4%	3%
$50K – $99K	1%	10%	10%	5%
$100K – $199K	<1%	15%	15%	5%
$200K & more	<1%	7%	11%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$41,400	$23,800
African-American
Hispanic	$45,600	$24,800
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool		$21,300
Highschool & GED	$46,800	$23,400
Some College to Associate’s	$61,700	$36,800
College/Bachelor’s Degree		$47,800
Graduate Degree		$75,600

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$41,000	$42,000
STEM²
Gray-Collar³
Pink-Collar⁴
Sales⁵
Blue-Collar⁶	$40,200	$23,300
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves		$
Drought	+	$
Earthquake	+
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+
Hurricane	++	$$
Ice Storm	+
Landslide	+
Lightning	++	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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