FBISD Armstrong Elementary, 2020
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Explore the history →Fifth StreetTX
A town of 1,453.
Population
1,453
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$173K
+3.2% in a year
Household income
$29K
median
Median age
17.6
years
Jobs based here
154
A commuter town
Is Fifth Street a good place to live?
Fifth Street’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 49% of residents live below the poverty line in Fifth Street, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Fifth Street. Fifth Street has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fifth Street stand out
Where Fifth Street beats most towns.
Small town
1,453 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
StaffordMissouri CityFifth Street
How Fifth Street grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fifth Street is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.1 of 20; 5.9% of households have no carDOpen →Jobs & income$29K median household incomeCOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →SchoolsBeat 67% of Texas districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →HealthLess healthy than 50% of U.S. towns; St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital 4.2 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 94° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 17.6; 3% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 60 attractions →Reliant Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fifth Street. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
13 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
16 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Fifth Street: who provides what
Fifth Street is unincorporated, so Fort Bend County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerCenterPoint EnergyEIAHIFLD · EIA
Water5th Street Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFort Bend CountyFort Bend County provides services here
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFort Bend County Early Voting ClerkFort Bend County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP code7747777477 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fifth Street.
HousingCost of living grade B+
Homes in Fifth Street are worth about $173K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Fifth Street home is worth about $173,000, up 3.2% in a year, 42% below the Texas typical home. 65% of Fifth Street households own their home, where Texas’ towns sit at 69% and U.S. towns at 73%.
$173KZillow home value
Typical home value
Fifth Street$173K
Texas$296K
+3.2%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
About half of Fifth Street’s working residents commute to Houston
Most working residents leave Fifth Street for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Fifth Street has added 30 jobs, to 154 in 2023. The top destinations are Houston (46%), Sugar Land (10%) and Stafford (5%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Fifth Street0%
Houston46%
Sugar Land10%
Stafford5%
Missouri City4%
13 mi
median commute distance
154
jobs based in Fifth Street
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Fifth Street
Fifth Street has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Fifth Street’s July high is 93°F.
94°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–66°
Spring60–80°
Summer74–93°
Fall61–82°
Dec 13
typical first frost
Feb 9
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Fifth Street faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fifth Street.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
16
paid flood claims since 2014
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Fewer of Fifth Street’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
69% of adults had a checkup this year in Fifth Street. Fifth Street beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 31% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Fifth Street.
50%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Fifth Street | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
31 measures vs. Texas
9 better14 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Fifth Street | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.4% | 5.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 31.4% | 19.1% |
St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital
4.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC+
Fifth Street has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0.1%conserved
| Fifth Street | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 467 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. StaMo Sports Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fifth Street
17pages on Fifth Street
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Fifth Street
North American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Stafford4 mi$15,436 tuitionHouston Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Houston7 mi$39,430 tuitionThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUniversity or college · Public · Houston11.5 mi
About 0 of every 100 Fifth Street residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Fifth Street for work
Where Fifth Street’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
154jobs based in Fifth Street
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Fifth Street
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Fifth Street is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Stafford within Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,284 at the 2020 census. Fifth Street is within the ZIP code 77477. Therefore, residents of Fifth Street have an address of Stafford, Texas.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 76 ft
Questions about Fifth Street
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fifth Street, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.