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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fulshear, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fulshear, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fulshear’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fulshear does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.Fulshear is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 97.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Fulshear is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fulshear who work in management occupations (32.30%), sales jobs (10.46%), and architecture and engineering (9.07%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Fulshear is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.00 minutes every day commuting to work. If knowledge is power, Fulshear is a pretty powerful place. 68.43% 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 $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. In addition, Fulshear has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.24%). The most common language spoken in Fulshear is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
