Friendswood, Texas demographics

Friendswood, TX demographics: median age 41.3; 52.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Friendswood city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4827648. The survey estimates a population of 41,030 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Friendswood is 41.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 14,948 households (±489). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.3 ±1.4	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	10,633 ±898	25.9% ±2.2 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,519 ±810	15.9% ±2.0 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	17,194 ±1,145	41.9% ±2.8 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	6,684 ±678	16.3% ±1.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	20,016 ±667	48.8% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	21,014 ±666	51.2% ±1.6 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	31,046 ±1,149	75.7% ±2.8 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,504 ±707	3.7% ±1.7 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	11 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,256 ±534	5.5% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,794 ±692	4.4% ±1.7 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,419 ±775	10.8% ±1.9 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,029 ±856	85.4% ±2.1 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,001 ±863	14.6% ±2.1 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,370 ±461	62.7% ±2.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	480 ±189	3.2% ±1.3 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,192 ±274	8.0% ±1.8 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,498 ±527	23.4% ±3.4 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	408 ±172	2.7% ±1.1 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,137 ±301	34.4% ±1.7 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,811 ±541	65.6% ±2.9 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,498 ±527	23.4% ±3.4 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,691 ±617	31.4% ±4.0 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,404 ±395	16.1% ±2.6 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,724 ±433	18.2% ±2.8 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,050 ±230	7.0% ±1.5 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	391 ±168	2.6% ±1.1 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	190 ±88	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 41,030
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	37,562 ±615	91.5% ±1.5 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,468 ±609	8.5% ±1.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 38,947
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	33,669 ±973	86.4% ±2.4 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,546 ±440	6.5% ±1.1 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	58 ±63 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	71 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	167 ±186 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	671 ±313	1.7% ±0.8 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	102 ±152 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	289 ±243 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	577 ±251	1.5% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	6 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	501 ±241	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	231 ±241 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	59 ±70 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 27,210
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,098 ±299	4.0% ±1.1 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,087 ±557	15.0% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,039 ±752	18.5% ±2.7 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,646 ±512	9.7% ±1.9 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,208 ±819	33.8% ±2.9 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,132 ±646	18.9% ±2.3 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 40,740
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	37,268 ±706	91.5% ±1.7 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,634 ±538	4.0% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,263 ±409	3.1% ±1.0 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	554 ±291 · low precision	1.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	21 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.1% of Friendswood residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 96.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Friendswood	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±1.1 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.6% ±1.7 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.7% ±1.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Friendswood . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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