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Friendswood, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Friendswood is a Census city of 41,030 people across 20.61 square miles of land, lying across Galveston County and Harris County. Median household income is $126,508, 77.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 58 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $34.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Friendswood
What Friendswood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.61 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,991
- County holding the largest share of its areaGalveston County, 79.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inGalveston County 79.3 percent, Harris County 20.7 percent
Friendswood crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendswood
How many people live in Friendswood
- Population41,030
- Median age41.3
- Population under 1810,633
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,684
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households14,948
- Family households11,042
- Share of households that are families73.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendswood
Income and work in Friendswood
- Median household income$126,508
- Per capita income$61,141
- Civilian labor force20,495
- Employed19,587
- Unemployed908 plus or minus 253
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over27,210
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendswood
Housing in Friendswood
- Housing units15,553
- Occupied units14,948
- Vacant units605 plus or minus 244
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied11,543
- Renter occupied3,405
- Ownership rate77.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$420,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,688
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent
- Single family units13,207
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,198 plus or minus 491
- Share in buildings of two or more14.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes148 plus or minus 113
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendswood
How Friendswood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,876
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,297
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,552
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.6 percent
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home18.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Friendswood
SBA loans in Friendswood (7(a))
- Approvals58
- Gross approval$34,836,800
- Average approval$600,634
- Median approval$341,800
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,240,360
- Largest approval$4,750,000
- Jobs supported612
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full10
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more19.0 percent
- Share to franchises41.4 percent
- Distinct lenders30
- Distinct industries by NAICS34
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friendswood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Friendswood
SBA loans in Friendswood (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$7,626,000
- Average approval$847,333
- Median approval$701,000
- Largest approval$1,730,000
- Jobs supported87
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friendswood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Friendswood
Flood risk in Friendswood
- NFIP communityCity of Friendswood
- NFIP community number485468
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/15/19
The City of Friendswood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 485468 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Galveston County, not Friendswood
Galveston County context, not Friendswood figures
- Establishments in Galveston County6,597
- Covered employment, Galveston County122,734
- Average annual pay, Galveston County$62,650
- Housing units permitted, Galveston County3,148
Every figure in this section is published for Galveston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Friendswood.
All Galveston County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Friendswood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Friendswood, Texas?
41,030, in 14,948 households. Friendswood city covers 20.61 square miles of land, which is 1,991 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Friendswood in?
Friendswood lies in more than one. By area it is 79.3 percent in Galveston County, 20.7 percent in Harris County. This page sits under Galveston County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Friendswood?
$126,508. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $420,100. Median gross rent is $1,688 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Friendswood businesses?
58 7(a) approvals totaling $34.8 m since FY2020, across 30 lenders, median approval $341,800, plus 9 504 approvals worth $7.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Friendswood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Friendswood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Friendswood. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Friendswood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Friendswood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Friendswood, city of, community 485468, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Friendswood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Galveston County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Friendswood.
Is zoning published for Friendswood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.