Friendswood.
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Texas·Galveston County
11 tracts·38K people·$420K median·1,828/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Friendswood is $420,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Friendswood has 41,030 residents across 7 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 71.8% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian, 3.7% Multiracial, 3.6% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 52.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
C W CLINE EL (74%), WINDSONG EL (74%) and ZUE S BALES INT (73%) lead the elementary schools; FRIENDSWOOD J H (76%) and BROOKSIDE INT (52%) lead the middle schools; FRIENDSWOOD H S is the high school with reported scores (65%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,688/month, 7% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Friendswood is $126,508 a year, 47% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Friendswood, median rent is $1,688/month and the median home value is $420,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Friendswood reported 0.7 violent crimes and 6.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 113 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Friendswood are cold wave (99), inland flooding (98) and lightning (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Friendswood, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).