Fulshear, Texas

Fort Bend County

48-27876

Fulshear is a city in Fort Bend County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the north of the county, in southeast Texas, 10 km west of Houston, is located about 90 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 21.2 km ² without significant water surface.

History

Was named the place after Churchill Fulshear, a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 716 people in 251 households and 192 families. The population density was 33.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 59.92 % White, 24.02 % African American, 0.42 % Native American, 0.70 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 13.41 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 1.54% were of mixed descent, and 22.49 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 251 households 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.9 % were married couples living together. 11.6% were single mothers and 23.5 % were non-families. 20.7 % of all households were single-person households and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.33 persons to.

32.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 % from 18 to 24, 27.4 % 25-44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 96.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 44,375, and the median income for a family $ 54,444. Males had a median income of $ 40,893 versus $ 36,563 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,489. 22.8 % of the population and 15.6 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 24.8 % have children under the age of 18 and 27.6 % of those 65 or older.