Pleak TX City Hall, 2013
Pleak’s story
Pleak in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2013.
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A town of 1,202.
Population
1,202
2025 Census estimate · +23.4% since 2020
Typical home
$339K
−1.5% in a year
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
45.1
years
Jobs based here
51
A commuter town
Is Pleak a good place to live?
Pleak’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 16% of residents are under 18 in Pleak, below both the Texas town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Pleak's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. Pleak has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,202 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Pleak grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Pleak is from typical.
Jobs & income$72K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 0.9% of households have no car; 0.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsBeat 77% of Texas districts on tests and graduationA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →HealthOakbend Medical Center 7.4 miles awayC+Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryC−Open →Civic life1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 95° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 45.1–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pleak: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleak, and how to reach them.
PowerCenterPoint EnergyEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterFort Bend County MUD 5No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pleak’s trash rules yet
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 codes77469, 77471, 7746177469 45% · 77471 29% · 77461 26%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 Pleak.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Pleak’s working residents work locally
0.2% of Pleak working residents work locally, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Pleak fell to 51 in 2023, 53 fewer than in 2013. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleak.
0%work in town
| Pleak | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Pleak0%
Houston41%
Rosenberg12%
Sugar Land9%
Stafford2%
27 mi
median commute distance
51
jobs based in Pleak
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Pleak
Pleak has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Pleak’s July high is 94°F.
95°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–66°
Spring60–80°
Summer74–93°
Fall61–82°
Dec 6
typical first frost
Feb 15
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Residents of Pleak are less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Pleak beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 23% of Pleak adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Pleak | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Texas
3 better18 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Pleak | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 63.4% | 57.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 74.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.1% |
Oakbend Medical Center
7.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade B−
Homes in Pleak are worth about $339K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Pleak home is worth about $339,000, down 1.5% in a year, 14% above the Texas typical home.
$339KZillow home value
| Pleak | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,066 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Pleak$339K
Texas$296K
−1.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Pleak faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pleak.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
44
paid flood claims since 2008
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pleak
17pages on Pleak
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleak; the nearest are
North American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Stafford17.5 mi$15,436 tuitionWharton County Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wharton20 mi$3,192 in-state tuitionThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUniversity or college · Public · Houston28.7 mi
About 4 of every 100 Pleak residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Pleak for work
Where Pleak’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
51jobs based in Pleak
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Pleak
Village in Texas, United States
Pleak is a village in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. It is on Texas State Highway 36, south of Rosenberg. Its population was 971 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Area code
- 281
Questions about Pleak
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleak, TX expensive?
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro 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−.