County profile
Fort Bend County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#119 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$49.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
222,203
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
18,519
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
975,191
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$114.0k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
50.2%±1.0%
Poverty rate
7.6%±0.6%
Business applications
20,426 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,440
25.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CVR Energy, Inc.Energy$7.2B60C2Team, Inc.Industrials$896.5M52D3CVR Partners, LPBasic Materials$606.0M69B4Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.Technology$455.7M66B5Microvast Holdings, Inc.Industrials$427.5M45D6Verus International, Inc.Consumer Defensive$488.6k——7EnerTeck CorporationBasic Materials$100.3k——8Vanjia CorporationConsumer Cyclical$82.7k29D9Skye Petroleum, Inc.Energy$13.7k23D10Quantum Medical Transport, Inc.Healthcare$1.3k——11Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$035D12Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.Healthcare———13Atec, Inc.Industrials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation21%
Admin & support10%
Transportation10%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
975,191
residents · 2025 · +17.4% since 2020
Income per capita $75.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+79,829
International migration+42,120
Natural change+23,559
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$32.7B2019
$32.6B2020
$36.6B2021
$41.7B2022
$46.1B2023
$49.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$374.5k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$33/mo
Vacancy rate
4.2%±0.5%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$3.3B
12,487 units · 12.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 99Tornado 99Heat wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3892016
4032017
4212018
4412019
4432020
4912021
5922022
6322023
6512024
6902025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 16% since 202110,7622021
12,4342022
11,3632023
12,0172024
12,4872025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.0 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
BNSF
Nearest port
48.7 km
GENERAL STEVEDORES, BARGE SIDE WAREHOUSE WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
49.3 km
WILLIAM P HOBBY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR11 filings from 6 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.7k
avg. annual pay · +14% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Fort Bend?
Fort Bend's economy produced $49.6B in 2024, growing 7.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.