Fulshear is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 34,264 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 $170,602.00.
Fulshear real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Fulshear house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
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.
Of important note, Fulshear is also a city of artists. Fulshear has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Fulshear’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Fulshear telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Fulshear really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Fulshear perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Fulshear, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
If knowledge is power, Fulshear is a pretty powerful place. 72.63% of the adults in Fulshear have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Fulshear in 2022 was $60,425, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $241,700 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 25.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fulshear include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
In addition, Fulshear has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.57%).
The most common language spoken in Fulshear is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.