Fulshear is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 42,616 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fulshear is the 173rd largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Fulshear was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fulshear economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fulshear, where the median household income is $178,398.00.
Fulshear home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Fulshear real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Fulshear has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Fulshear is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Fulshear a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Fulshear has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Fulshear’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Fulshear is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fulshear, the average commute to work is 38.00 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fulshear, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fulshear is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 68.43% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Fulshear in 2022 was $62,708, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $250,832 for a family of four.
Fulshear is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fulshear home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fulshear residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fulshear also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fulshear include German, English, Irish, South African, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Fulshear's cultural character, accounting for 28.24% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Fulshear is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.