Friendswood Population History 1990 - 2023

Friendswood Population Facts

What is the current population of Friendswood?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Friendswood is 40,826. Friendswood, Texas is the 984th largest city in the US.

What county is Friendswood, Texas in?

Parts of Friendswood are located within Galveston County and Harris County.

What is the size of Friendswood, Texas in square miles?

Friendswood has an area of 20.7 square miles.

What was the peak population of Friendswood?

The peak population of Friendswood was in 2020, when its population was 41,158. In 2020, Friendswood was the 959th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 984th largest city in the US. Friendswood is currently 0.8% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Friendswood growing?

Friendswood has grown 39.7% since the 2000. Friendswood, Texas is growing somewhat quickly; it is growing faster than 68% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Friendswood, Texas?

Friendswood has a population density of 1,726.7 people per square mile.

Friendswood Demographics

What is the voting age population of Friendswood, Texas?

The total voting age population of Friendswood, Texas, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 27,211. The voting age population is 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.2% of the residents of Friendswood are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Friendswood, Texas?

The racial demographics of Friendswood are 85.1% White, 7.3% Asian, 3.7% Black, 2.7% Two or more races, 0.9% Other and 0.3% American Indian. Additionally, 15.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas residents are below the poverty line?

In Friendswood, 4.1% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 5.1%. On a per-household basis, 3.6% of families are below the poverty line in Friendswood.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 66.8% of Friendswood residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Friendswood, Texas residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 96.4% of Friendswood residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 48.6% have a bachelor's degree and 16.9% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Friendswood residents aged 5 and older, 12.9% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.7% speak an Indo-European language, and 4.2% speak an Asian language.

Friendswood Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Friendswood, Texas?

The unemployment rate in Friendswood is 5.6%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas residents work for the government?

In Friendswood, 13.9% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Friendswood, Texas?

The median household income in Friendswood is $111,478.

Friendswood Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Friendswood, Texas?

In Friendswood, 81.2% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Friendswood, Texas?

Renters occupy 18.8% of housing units in Friendswood.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Friendswood, 0.3% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Friendswood, Texas housing units were built after 2000?

In Friendswood, 28.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 4,000 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Friendswood, Texas?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Friendswood is $1,389.

What percentage of households in Friendswood, Texas have broadband internet?

In Friendswood, 94.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.