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SheetTX-PEARLAND-TX · Pearland, TX 125,983 pop · income 84th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Pearland
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Pearland on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Athens-Clarke… · lowest
51,655
Athens-Clarke… · lowest
51,655 median HH income
38.4% of the leader · rank #1
Pearland · this city
112,470
Pearland · this city
112,470 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #2
Canal Winches… · near
112,474
Canal Winches… · near
112,474 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #3
Bridgewater · near
112,482
Bridgewater · near
112,482 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #4
Treasure Lake · near
112,482
Treasure Lake · near
112,482 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #5
Madisonville · near
112,500
Madisonville · near
112,500 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #6
Thousand Oaks · highest
134,367
Thousand Oaks · highest
134,367 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Pearland on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 125,983.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Pearland - the verdict
Pearland ranks in the 84th percentile for household income and the 45th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
84th
percentile, household income
69th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
45th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Pearland, TX
Texas's Pearland is a mid-sized U.S. city, with 125,983 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $112,470 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.2%. Pearland's housing stock carries a median value of $330,900, and the median resident age is 36.5 years. Educational attainment runs 47.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 66.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 60 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 91% from five years earlier. Pearland reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1536.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Pearland's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to reported crime to housing and income to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Pearland, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Pearland?
The NCES join finds 31 public schools within the city match. 47.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Pearland?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1536.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 33% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
How far does income reach against housing in Pearland?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Which cities make useful reference points for Pearland?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Abilene (127,130 residents, $62,720 income); Round Rock (124,288 residents, $97,187 income); Lewisville (128,313 residents, $85,002 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Topeka, KS (126,103 residents); Simi Valley, CA (125,769 residents); Thousand Oaks, CA (125,676 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Pearland?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.6%
Work from home
11.9%
Drive alone
79.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 62,451 workers age 16+.
Is Pearland growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,131 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 60 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+1.7%
2025 estimate
129,930
2020 estimate
127,799
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A-
2.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income A-
$112,470
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A-
47.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime B
96 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Pearland profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 84/100 (A-) · 2.2%
Household income: 82/100 (A-) · $112,470
Bachelor's+ share: 82/100 (A-) · 47.4%
Violent crime: 72/100 (B) · 96 /100k
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Where Pearland sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Pearland's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Pearland highlighted among 13 peers.Read the chart values
Pearland, TX (this city): home $330,900, crime 1,536/100k
Topeka, KS : home $130,600, crime 4,499/100k
Simi Valley, CA : home $753,500, crime 1,053/100k
Thousand Oaks, CA : home $951,200, crime 1,123/100k
Allentown, PA : home $188,900, crime 1,841/100k
Palm Bay, FL : home $248,000, crime 1,365/100k
Athens-Clarke County, GA : home $271,800, crime 2,683/100k
Abilene, TX : home $178,900, crime 2,188/100k
Round Rock, TX : home $383,700, crime 2,071/100k
Lewisville, TX : home $350,200, crime 1,705/100k
College Station, TX : home $326,500, crime 1,273/100k
Carrollton, TX : home $353,600, crime 1,453/100k
Richardson, TX : home $405,600, crime 1,980/100k
How does Pearland compare to other US cities?
Here's how Pearland stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income84% higher than other cities
Home value69% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety45% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Texas alone, Pearland ranks #348 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Pearland against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Pearland near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Pearland ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Pearland only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#178 of 1,520
88th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#211 of 1,505
86th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,335 of 1,663
19th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#155 of 1,663
91st percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
84th percentile nationally for median household income · 45th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Pearland's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Pearland's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Pearland's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$330,90031st percentilemore affordable than 31% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Pearland's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,381 of 15,516
More affordable than 59% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#108 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 2.9×, Pearland sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,381 of 15,516 and #108 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$112,470Pearland, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Pearland, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Pearland, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)47.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
125,983
Median Income
$112,470
Median Home Value
$330,900
Median Age
36.5
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Labor force participation
66.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
47.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1536.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
95.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1440.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
31
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Pearland's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
127,799 residents
2021
127,838 residents
2022
129,038 residents
2023
129,939 residents
2024
130,789 residents
2025
129,930 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
60
housing units authorized
Single-Family
60
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
651
651
0
$145.3M
2020
531
531
0
$124.4M
2021
715
715
0
$170.0M
2022
338
338
0
$84.6M
2023
214
214
0
$58.5M
2024
60
60
0
$17.2M
Permit volume decreased 91% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
79.5%
Carpool
6.6%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
0.3%
Work from Home
11.9%
Other
1.1%
Based on 62,451 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Pearland. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Pearland is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Pearland sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Pearland compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.