WOW - Fort Bend County ranks No. 2 on "Texas counties where wealthy people are moving" list.
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www.fortbendcounty.c om/resources/Fort Bend County has continued to top lists for livability and economic success - and there is no sign of slowing down. Residents and businesses agree that there's no place better to live or work.
Learn more about what makes Fort Bend County so special:
$119,536 average household income
Fastest-growing large county in the U.S. 2013-2016, current population 764,828 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2018)
No state income tax
No. 2 in US, No. 1 in Texas for purchasing power. (Smart Asset 2018)
No. 4 in US, No. 2 in Texas, No. 1 in Greater Houston for incoming investment. (Smart Asset, 2017)
Highest percentage of college graduates in Houston MSA (US Census, 2017)
Four public high schools ranked top in the Houston metro area, two in the top 3, and 5 in the top 25 (Niche, 2016)
Home to five of the top 10 master planned communities in Houston. Houston is second in the nation. (MetroStudy 2017)
Home to six of the nation's top 30 master planned communities (RCLCO Real Estate, 2014)
Top industries include: food manufacturing, energy, engineering, education, health care, and technology
Most ethnically diverse county in the Houston metropolitan area (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
26.8 percent population growth 2010-2016, $119,536 average household income, 90.8 percent high school graduate or higher, 45 percent bachelor's degree or higher (AmericanCommunity Survey, 2016)
Fort Bend's major thoroughfare system provides superior access into, through, and around the entire Greater Houston region
Home to Sugar Land Regional Airport and Arcola's Houston Southwest Airport, with access to Greater Houston's international airports, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport
Two national highway systems
Three major state highways
Two regional toll roads
Three major Class A railroads Access to Port of Houston and Port Freeport
