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Fort Bend County, Texas, has 822,797 residents across 367,024 parcels and covers 861.6 square miles. The population grew 40.6% between the 2010 and 2020 census. More residents moved in than left over that decade. The FIPS code for Fort Bend County is 48157.

Sugar Land is the county's largest population center. Fort Bend County also includes 21 zip codes, 6 public school districts and 16 municipalities. Those boundaries help explain why population, schools, and housing can look different from one part of the county to another. The map below shows how those county lines, zip codes, and school districts fit together, and the sections that follow use that same geography to show parcel data, population, demographics, school enrollment and housing patterns in more detail.

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Fort Bend County Trends

Population
822,797▴
Median Home Value
$350,300▴
K-12 Enrollment
230,568▴
Fort Bend County in Texas

County analytics dashboards with historical trends & projections included in package downloads.

Fort Bend County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Fort Bend County Parcels

Fort Bend County has 367,024 mapped parcels covering 557,036 acres. The median assessed value is $388,080. The median lot size is 0.19 acres. 6,792 parcels are 10 acres or larger. The records carry 277,526 distinct owner names. About 3% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside Texas. Owner names, mailing addresses, site addresses, assessed values and lot sizes are on nearly every parcel. Browse the interactive Fort Bend County Parcel viewer here.

Fort Bend County Parcel Data Coverage

Field Parcels Coverage
Parcel ID 367,024 100%
Owner name 365,784 99.7%
Owner mailing address 367,024 100%
Site address 367,024 100%
Land use code 0 0%
Land use description 0 0%
Assessed value 367,024 100%
Land value 367,024 100%
Improvement value 367,024 100%
Acreage 367,024 100%
Parcel boundary 367,024 100%
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Field coverage measured across all Fort Bend County parcel records.

Fort Bend County Population

Fort Bend County had 822,797 residents in 2020. That was 40.6% higher than in 2010. Fort Bend County added 468,345 people between 2000 and 2020, which points to steady long-term growth. The county is fairly spread out, with about 955 people per square mile. Some of the county's most populated postal areas include Katy, Sugar Land and Missouri City.

Population Trend in Fort Bend County TX

Fort Bend County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Fort Bend County Zip Codes

Fort Bend County has 21 zip codes. Some of the county's most populated zip codes include Katy (77494), Sugar Land (77479) and Missouri City (77459). Katy is the largest zip by population, with about 130,872 residents or 16% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 37% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in Fort Bend County TX

ZIP Area Population Trend
77494 Katy 130,872 ▴ 112.5%
77479 Sugar Land 93,180 ▴ 25.1%
77459 Missouri City 79,731 ▴ 41.7%
77407 Richmond 74,657 ▴ 161.1%
77406 Richmond 58,703 ▴ 74.3%
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Fort Bend County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

Fort Bend County Demographics

Fort Bend County has a median age of 37.1, which makes the county a little older than Texas overall. About 27% of residents are under 18, while 12.2% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 34.5% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 49.3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 33.1%. The county has a more diverse population mix, with no single race or ethnicity accounting for all of the local story.

Key Demographics for Fort Bend County TX

Median Age

37.1

Under 18

27%

Age 65+

12.2%

Bachelor's+

49.3%

Fort Bend County School Districts

Fort Bend County is served by 6 public school districts with 230,568 students enrolled in 2024. The largest districts on the county map are Katy Independent, Fort Bend Independent and Lamar Consolidated Independent. Those three districts account for about 97% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has grown modestly since 2017 across the districts shown on the county map.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in Fort Bend County TX

District Enrollment Share Trend
Katy Independent School District 96,111 41.7% ▴ 1.4%
Fort Bend Independent School District 79,663 34.6% ▾ -0.7%
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 46,786 20.3% ▴ 5.1%
Needville Independent School District 3,650 1.6% ▴ 1.4%
Stafford Municipal School District 3,492 1.5% ▴ 0.4%
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Fort Bend County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

Fort Bend County Housing & Real Estate

Fort Bend County has a median home value of $350,300 and a median gross rent of $1,770. About 77% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run above the Texas median, while rents come in above the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $424,998 and homes spent about 43 days on the market.

Fort Bend County Housing Mix

Fort Bend County housing mix: owner, renter and vacant units.

Fort Bend County Housing Trends

Fort Bend County median home value and rent trend (last 5 years).

Businesses in Fort Bend County, TX

Fort Bend County has 25,080 business listings across 1,056 categories. The largest categories in Fort Bend County business listings are Real Estate Agents (523, 2.1%), Beauty Salons (431, 1.7%), and Churches & Religious Organizations (423, 1.7%). The full Fort Bend County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Fort Bend County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Fort Bend County, TX

Category Businesses Share
Real Estate Agents 523 2.1%
Beauty Salons 431 1.7%
Churches & Religious Organizations 423 1.7%
Insurance Agencies 384 1.5%
Hair Salons 313 1.2%
Gas Stations 312 1.2%
Dental Offices 307 1.2%
Medical Offices 305 1.2%
Gyms & Fitness 305 1.2%
Nail Salons 289 1.2%

Fort Bend County Business Listings

Business Category City
Positive Recovery Centers Abuse And Addiction Treatment Katy
Barnes & Noble Book Store Academic Bookstore Missouri City
Nautical Bowls Acai Bowls Missouri City
Reserve at Fountain Lake Apartments Accommodation Stafford
Cherry Bekaert Accountant Sugar Land
Purely You Skin Care Solutions Acne Treatment Katy
Adrenaline Tumble and Cheer Active Life Katy
Spring Green Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic Acupuncture Katy
DePelchin Children's Center Adoption Services Stafford
H & H Drafting Adventure Sports Center Houston
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Fort Bend County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Fort Bend County Basemaps

Fort Bend County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

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This page shows a preview of what's included in the Fort Bend County data package. The full package gives you a ready-to-use county data system with GIS layers, historical data, maps, database files and planning tools that save hours of manual data gathering, cleanup and joins. Everything is organized to help you skip data wrangling and start analysis faster.

  • 20+ GIS layers for parcels, zip codes, school districts, roads, water, boundaries and more
  • Historical county demographics, housing, income and trend data
  • ZIP code population files and school district enrollment history
  • Database files, markdowns, AI-ready prompts and documentation
  • Map exports in PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG and GeoTIFF formats
  • Offline-ready data explorer, map and analytics tools

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