Texas · Census place 27648
Friendswood city, TX
Quick answer
Friendswood city has 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.
- 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
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
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