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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Bend Independent School District is $33,443, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Fort Bend Independent School District median household income is $81,952. On average Fort Bend Independent School District residents spend 31.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 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, #78

Fort Bend Independent School District	33,443 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	40,104 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	47,009 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	33,783 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #41

Fort Bend Independent School District	81,952 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	105,970 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	0.52%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fort Bend Independent School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Fort Bend Independent School District		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.86%	$20,037, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.56%	$18,788, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.17%	$5,698, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.40%	$25,249, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	90,194 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	113,236 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Bend Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
White	$89,406, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$69,426, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$56,599, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$103,612, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$70,625, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$44,865, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$68,818, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Bend Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$44,659, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$81,582, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$92,619, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$56,779, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Bend Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	280,455, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	133,956, 47.76%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	100,142, 74.76%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	69, 0.05%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	100,073, 74.71%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	93,462, 93.39%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,611, 6.61%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33,814, 25.24%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	146,499, 52.24%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	91,429, 62.41%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	91,429, 62.41%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	85,353, 93.35%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,076, 6.65%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	55,070, 37.59%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Bend Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	176,093, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	145,554, 82.66%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	16,858, 9.57%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,184, 1.81%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	982, 0.56%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	1,589, 0.90%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7,926, 4.50%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Bend Independent School District	31.8 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Bend Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	178,815	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	93,462, 52.27%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	41,785, 44.71%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10,887, 11.65%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,796, 20.11%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	53, 0.06%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,090, 5.45%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,533, 13.41%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	85,353, 47.73%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	41,619, 48.76%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	13,240, 15.51%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27,181, 31.85%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 0.09%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	165, 0.19%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,836, 3.32%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

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

Industry

	Fort Bend Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	178,815, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6,547, 3.66%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	8,858, 4.95%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14,894, 8.33%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6,460, 3.61%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22,220, 12.43%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,144, 5.11%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	3,228, 1.81%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12,336, 6.90%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23,019, 12.87%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	45,826, 25.63%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12,025, 6.72%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,459, 3.05%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,799, 4.92%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Bend Independent School District	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	32,796	8.99%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,084	7.48%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.