Friendswood Facts
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Friendswood is a progressive suburban city conveniently located between downtown Houston and Galveston near three major airports and deepwater ports with easy thoroughfare and railway access. Known for its extraordinary demographics, including a highly educated, affluent resident base and an outstanding public school system. The City of Friendswood offers continuous business relocation and expansion assistance including economic development incentives.
Demographics
- Land size 21.2 sq. miles
- Friendswood population est. 37,773
- Number of households 13,635
- Population by age
- Under 14 years 24%
- 15-19 years 8%
- 20-44 years 33%
- 45-64 years 26%
- 65 years and over 9%
- Median Age--37
- Average household size--2.82
- Annual household income--$117,000.
- 92% of adult residents have high school degree
- 40% of residents have bachelor’s degree
- 12% of residents have graduate degree
- Bay Area population--400,000
Labor Force and Economic Base
- Labor Pool: 18-65
- Friendswood: 18,110
- Bay Area: 188,000
- Houston: 1,049,928
- Employment by occupation:
- 48% Managerial/Professional
- 10% Service Occupations
- 26% Sales and Office
- 8% Construction/Maintenance
- 8% Production/Transportation
Bay Area Predominant Business Categories
- Aerospace and defense
- Software and computing
- Biotechnology
- Computer equipment
- Electronics
- Communication Services
- Chemicals
Top Employers
- Friendswood ISD
- Clear Creek ISD
- H.E. Butt Grocery Company
- Kroger Grocery
- City of Friendswood
- Friendswood Health Care Center
- Summerville Assisted Living
- McDonald's
- Friendship Haven Nursing
- U.S. Post Office
- Village on the Park
- UTMB
- Timber Creek Golf Club
- Gary Greene Realtors
- Luna's Restaurant
Top Non-Residential Taxpayers
- Texas-New Mexico Power Co.
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
- Kroger Texas, LP
- H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
- Texas HCP Holding, LP
- MB Friendswood Parkwood
- Friendswood Retirement Living
- Exxon Corporation
- Comcast of Houston, LLC
- Timber Creek Holdings, LP
- CenterPoint Energy Co.
- Maxi-Ban Ltd.
Financial Status
- City Bond Rating:
“A1” from Moody’s Investor
- Fiscal Year 2009-10 assessed
property value totals: $2,842,381,463
- Net taxable value: $2,271,459,062
- Annual sales tax revenue in FY 2008-09 - $3,842,122
- Projected FY 2009-10 sales tax revenues - $3,923,924
- City property tax rate .5797
- 7.75% total sales tax rate
6.25 State
1.50 City
Quality of Life
- 2009 average homestead value $189,378
- 2009 average taxable home value $151,340
- 2009 average new home price $328,409
- 2008 2nd Quarter Cost of Living Index
- Houston 88.9
- Dallas 90.8
- Atlanta 95.2
- Phoenix 99.8
- Washington, E.C. 136.4
- Los Angeles 159.3
- Low crime rate per 1000 population
- Friendswood 15.26
- Pearland 27.46
- League City 26.18
- Houston 68.17
- Sugar Land 20.36
- La Porte 13.14
Education
- Served by 2 Public School Districts
(in order by land area served)
- Friendswood ISD--4A
All Campuses Rated Exemplary by State of Texas
Web: www.fisdk12.net
- Clear Creek ISD--5A
Rated Recognized by State of Texas
Web: www.ccisd.net
Recreation
- 8 City parks
- 2 County parks
- 201 acres of green space and nature trails
- Adult, Youth, and Senior programs
- Annual special events with 10,000 attendees include July 4 celebration, Holiday Hustle Fun Run, Kid Fish, Youth Sports Day Program, and Concerts-in-the-Park