Taxes
County Tax Rate: 0.46500
Source: Fort Bend Economic Development Council
diversity
Asian 19%
Black or African American 21%
Hispanic 24%
White 36%
Educational Attainment
Less Than 9th Grade: 5.3%
9th to 12th Grade: 5.5%
High School Graduate: 17.5%
Some College, No Degree: 20.0%
Associate Degree: 7.0%
Bachelor’s Degree: 28.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 16.4%
Source: U.S. Census
POPULATION
Fort Bend County: 764,828
Texas: 25,146,100
United states: 328,611,976
Median Household income
Fort Bend County: $91,152
Texas: $54,727
United States: $55,322
Major employers
Company / No. of Employees
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital: 2,637
Fluor Corporation: 2,430
Schlumberger Technology Corp: 2,007
United Parcel Service: 1,200
Oak Bend Medical Center: 1,200
Nalco Company Energy Services Division: 1,100
Memorial Hermann – Sugar Land Hospital: 950
Frito-Lay, Inc: 941
Texana Center: 867
Fiserv Output Solutions: 531
CHI St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital: 454
Pentair: 450
Ben E. Keith: 419
Sunoco Logistics Partners: 403
Tramontina: 400
Texas Instruments: 375
NRG: 370
National Oilwell Varco, Inc: 350
Hudson Products: 344
Minute Maid: 338
Yokogawa Corp. of America: 278
EE Reed Construction: 245
AccessHealth: 235
HCSS, Inc: 210
Kelsey-Seybold: 143
Classic Chevrolet: 139
Niagara Bottling: 133
MD Anderson Cancer Center Sugar Land: 125