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Friendswood, Texas, in Galveston county, is 11 miles S of Pasadena, Texas (center to center) and 18 miles SE of Houston, Texas. The city is included in the Galveston - Texas City metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 29,037 people lived in Friendswood.
In Friendswood, about 68% of adults are married. Friendswood is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Friendswood had a median family income of $77,293. Many people in Friendswood make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Friendswood doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Texas. In Friendswood, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day.
Friendswood residents donated more money ($43,466) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Friendswood.
An estimated 80% of living spaces in Friendswood are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Friendswood, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Friendswood strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Texas):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 6% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 15% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Friendswood to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Texas (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
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| Male Share of the Population |  | |
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| Racial Diversity | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | |  |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| College Educated Adults | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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