Pearland

Population & Demographics

Pearland, TX

Pearland is home to 127,514 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 65,905 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
127,514
people
Population

127,514 residents

Median age 37.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pearland population & demographics

Who lives in Pearland — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
127,514
Median age
37.1yrs
Median household income
$118,842
Median home value
$356,300
Median gross rent
$1,860/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.1%
Poverty rate
4.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Pearland

How Pearland breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White36.4%
Hispanic or Latino25.4%
Black19.2%
Asian15.5%
Two or more races2.9%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Pearland

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Pearland.

Pearland at a glance
Employed Residents
65,905
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Houston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pearland proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Pearland commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

36
Commute Score

36 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Pearland

65,905 commutes, one dot at a time

Pearland

Where 65,905 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Pearland, by worker count.

1Houston15.0 mi33,618
2Pearland0.0 mi6,399
3Pasadena12.0 mi2,146
4Sugar Land18.9 mi1,521
5Alvin9.9 mi1,194
6Austin154.5 mi820
7League City14.4 mi806
8Webster12.1 mi799

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pearland.

1Houston15.0 mi9,558
2Pearland0.0 mi6,399
3League City14.4 mi1,062
4Pasadena12.0 mi970
5Friendswood8.0 mi769
6Alvin9.9 mi655
7Missouri City13.2 mi560
8Sugar Land18.9 mi427

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pearland’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.0%
RTRetail Trade16.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.5%
EDEducational Services10.5%
MFManufacturing6.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.1%
COConstruction3.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pearland

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps36%
See all internet providers in Pearland

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