Moving to Fulshear, Texas

Population: 716. Estimated population in July 2024: 936 (+30.7% change)
Males: 356 (49.7%), Females: 360 (50.3%)

Fort Bend County

Zip code: 77441

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $44,375
Median house value: $146,900

Population by Race

Races in Fulshear:

  • White Non-Hispanic (52.1%)
  • Black (24.0%)
  • Hispanic (22.5%)
  • Other race (13.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (12.8%), English (8.0%), French (4.6%), Irish (4.5%), United States (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fulshear

  • High school or higher: 75.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fulshear city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

3.4% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+27.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fulshear:

  • MEMORIAL HERMANN KATY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; KATY, TX)
  • CHRISTUS ST CATHERINE HEALTH & WELLNES (about 11 miles; KATY, TX)
  • POLLY RYON HOSP AUTHORITY (about 13 miles; RICHMOND, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fulshear:

  • GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: IAH)
  • WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 44 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: HOU)
  • BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 51 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; Abbreviation: LBX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fulshear:

  • WESTHEIMER AIR PARK (about 8 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: O07)
  • HAPPY LANDINGS (about 13 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: 2H5)
  • WARD AIRPARK (about 14 miles; BEASLEY, TX; Abbreviation: 5T0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fulshear:

  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
  • PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
  • WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,158)
  • HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 34 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,140)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 34 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 35 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,541)

Public primary/middle school in Fulshear:

  • HUGGINS ELEMENTARY (Students: 448; Location: NO 1 HUGGINS DR; Grades: PK – 05)