Texas · Census place 27648
Friendswood, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood, TX — Census place “Friendswood city”) is 40,827 residents, ranking #88 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $125,052, the median home is worth $399,500 and median gross rent runs $1,698 a month. Looking for the Friendswood Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Friendswood, TX: 77546.
- Population
- 40,827Friendswood city residents
- Median household income
- $125,052Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $399,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,698Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
Friendswood ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Friendswood.
The Friendswood TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Friendswood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Friendswood city median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.8% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Friendswood city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Friendswood city is a small city in Texas, with 40,827 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #88 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Friendswood city earn a median of $125,052 a year, 59.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 93% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 2.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Friendswood city is valued at $399,500, 31.7% above the national figure and 123% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,698 a month, 20.8% above the national figure, or roughly $20,376 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Lancaster city 40,753
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- Schertz city 43,128
- Rosenberg city 39,467
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Friendswood city?
- Friendswood city has 40,827 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #88 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Friendswood city?
- Median household income in Friendswood city is $125,052 a year, 59.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Friendswood city?
- Median gross rent is $1,698 a month and the median home value is $399,500, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.
- Is Friendswood city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Friendswood city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Friendswood city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.