Statistics
- Fort Bend ranked #3 in employment growth in the U.S.
– US Department of Labor, First Quarter 2009
- Fort Bend ranked #16 among fastest growing counties in the nation
– The Texas Tribune, March 2010
- Fort Bend ranked #1 for growth out of the 10 largest counties in Texas
– U.S. Census Bureau, 2010
- National leader in ethnic diversity
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- Regional leader in ethnic diversity
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- Named one of the most diverse communities in the country
– Best Places to Raise Your Family – The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the US, 2006
- 38% of our workforce earned a college degree or higher
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- 585,000 residents strong
– US Census Bureau, 2010
- By 2030, we are projected to grow to over 1,000,000
– Woods & Poole Economics, 2008
- Missouri City ranked 21st on “Best Places to Live” list
- CNN/Money Magazine, August 2010
- 83% happy-go-lucky families
- Sugar Land recognized in top 2% in the nation as the best place to raise a family
– Best Places to Raise Your Family – The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the US, 2006
- Missouri City is one of the safest communities in America
– Congressional Quarterly, November 2009
- Sugar Land ranked #11 on “Safest City” list
– Congressional Quarterly, 2009
- Stafford ranked one of the top ideal places in the nation to live and launch a business
– Fortune Small Business, July 2008
- Over 60 wide-open parks and 204 days of sunshine a year
- Houston is the #1 home building market in the country
- Builder Magazine, February 2009
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ranked #4 in nation for economic strength
– Policom, 2010
- Regional leader in household income
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- Regional leader in high school graduation rate
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- Katy ISD is one of the fastest-growing school districts in the US
– ESL ReadingSmart Program Final Evaluation Report
- Katy area ranked #1 on “10 from 2010″ list for high-growth areas.
– Gadberry Group, January 2011
- Sugar Land Regional Airport ranked 1st for the best Fixed Base Operations in the US, Canada and South America
– Aviation International News, 2009 and 2010
- Cinco Ranch, Telfair and Sienna Plantation ranked on “Top 10 Selling U.S. Master-Planned Communities” list for three consecutive years
– RCLCO, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Keep Texas Beautiful named Sugar Land a first place winner of the 2009 Government Project Award for efforts to protect the environment.
- Sugar Land listed as one of “Top Suburbs to Live Well” by Forbes.com
– Forbes.com, May 2009
- The Anti-Defamation League named Sugar Land a Community of Respect©
– 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
- Sienna Plantation was voted Best Community in Texas
– CNBC’s Americas Property Awards, 2008
