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People QuickFacts |
Fort Bend County |
Texas |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
532,141 | 24,326,974 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
50.1% | 16.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
354,452 | 20,851,811 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.4% | 8.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
28.1% | 27.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
6.5% | 10.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.1% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
62.5% | 82.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
21.3% | 12.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
14.3% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.4% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
23.5% | 36.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
40.0% | 47.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.0% | 49.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
18.3% | 13.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
30.7% | 31.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.3% | 75.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
36.9% | 23.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
46,724 | 3,605,542 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
32.3 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
148,731 | 9,432,672 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.8% | 63.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.3% | 24.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$115,100 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
110,915 | 7,393,354 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.14 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$77,016 | $47,563 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,985 | $19,617 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
8.4% | 16.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Fort Bend County |
Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
7,790 | 509,0801 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
102,035 | 8,711,4761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
29.7% | 8.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
42,640 | 1,736,997 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
33,167 | 1,734,509 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.9% | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.4% | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 18.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.6% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,620,576 | 310,815,965 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
7,621,754 | 397,405,111 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,384,276 | 228,694,755 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,486 | $10,528 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
350,729 | 29,914,774 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
7,902 | 176,992 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,042,620 | 171,765,9611 |