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Friendswood, TX Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Friendswood is $39,515, which is much higher than the state average of $24,870 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Friendswood median household income is $99,780, which has grown by 43.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.76% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Friendswood residents spend 29.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #114

Friendswood, TX	39,515 USD
Texas	24,870 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Friendswood, TX	46,313 USD
Texas	27,330 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Friendswood, TX	67,083 USD
Texas	32,261 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Friendswood, TX	34,660 USD
Texas	22,120 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #81

Friendswood, TX	99,780 USD
Texas	49,646 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Friendswood, TX	115,439 USD
Texas	68,700 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #345

Friendswood, TX	43.81%
Texas	21.76%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Friendswood, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.55%	$12,806, see rank	19.42%	$16,460	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	21.35%	$18,474, see rank	23.34%	$14,723	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.90%	$7,346, see rank	1.64%	$3,006	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	18.48%	$28,642, see rank	13.80%	$21,467	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Friendswood, TX	111,324 USD
Texas	58,142 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Friendswood, TX	128,898 USD
Texas	78,037 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Friendswood, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$99,881, see rank	$53,286	$54,999
Black	$116,354, see rank	$36,464	$35,194
Hispanic	$66,506, see rank	$37,019	$41,534
Asian	$100,259, see rank	$64,673	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$58,427, see rank	$43,504	$36,779
One Race, Other	$51,313, see rank	$36,224	$40,847
Two or More Races	$133,750, see rank	$44,996	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Friendswood, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$60,375, see rank	$25,098	$26,465
25 to 44	$98,375, see rank	$52,319	$57,132
45 to 64	$120,469, see rank	$60,964	$63,398
65 or over	$56,135, see rank	$33,888	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Friendswood, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,008	see rank	18,380,464	238,733,844
Male¹	12,712	48.88%, see rank	49.12%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,873	77.67%, see rank	73.06%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	89	0.70%, see rank	0.93%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	9,784	76.97%, see rank	72.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,373	95.80%, see rank	93.20%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	411	4.20%, see rank	6.80%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,839	22.33%, see rank	26.94%	29.08%
Female¹	13,296	51.12%, see rank	50.88%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,952	59.81%, see rank	58.49%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9	0.07%, see rank	0.20%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	7,943	59.74%, see rank	58.29%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,666	96.51%, see rank	92.77%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	277	3.49%, see rank	7.23%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,344	40.19%, see rank	41.51%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Friendswood, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,510	100%	10,961,232	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,631	82.56%, see rank	79.08%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,705	10.33%, see rank	11.91%	10.35%
Public Transportation	192	1.16%, see rank	1.64%	4.94%
Walked	158	0.96%, see rank	1.76%	2.85%
Other Means	58	0.35%, see rank	1.85%	1.72%
Worked at Home	766	4.64%, see rank	3.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Friendswood, TX	29.6 minutes
Texas	24.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Friendswood, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,039	-	11,125,616	141,833,331
Male¹	9,373	55.01%, see rank	54.55%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,788	51.08%, see rank	30.46%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	757	8.08%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,575	16.80%, see rank	17.91%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.91%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	558	5.95%, see rank	13.03%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,288	13.74%, see rank	17.86%	18.08%
Female¹	7,666	44.99%, see rank	45.45%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,203	54.83%, see rank	37.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	931	12.14%, see rank	21.27%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,283	29.78%, see rank	34.94%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9	0.12%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	231	3.01%, see rank	5.27%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Friendswood, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,039	100%	11,125,616	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	251	1.47%, see rank	2.92%	1.86%
Construction	1,000	5.87%, see rank	8.63%	7.13%
Manufacturing	2,513	14.75%, see rank	9.72%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	431	2.53%, see rank	3.32%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,386	8.13%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,126	6.61%, see rank	5.67%	5.07%
Information	435	2.55%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,295	7.60%, see rank	6.91%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,256	13.24%, see rank	10.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,837	22.52%, see rank	20.78%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,000	5.87%, see rank	8.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	709	4.16%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	800	4.70%, see rank	5.20%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Friendswood, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,810	5.27%, see rank	16.75%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	298	3.19%, see rank	12.98%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.