Fort Bend County, TX Population

Overview

806,497

Total Population

36.7

Median age

50.68%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

51.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

201,001

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fort Bend County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fort Bend County is 36.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Bend County's population under 18 was 27.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Bend County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Bend County, 22.54% were under the age of 15, 18.58% aged 15 to 29, 47.55% aged 30 to 64, 10.38% aged 65 to 84, and 0.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11,021 more females than males in Fort Bend County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.68% females and 49.32% males in Fort Bend County, TX.
The Fort Bend County, TX gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 35,585.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 32,797.

Fort Bend County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Bend County population: 44.78% are White, 20.25% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 20.98% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.11% are some other race and 8.56% are multiracial.
Fort Bend County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 201,001 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 605,496 (75.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Bend County is White with a population of 361,145 (44.78% of the total population).

Fort Bend County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 889,146 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Bend County's population increased by 231,598 (64.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Bend County's population increased by 238,859 (40.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fort Bend County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 358,579.