Population History

* The 2010 Census population (78,817) differed from the City's 2010 estimate (84,511) by 7%.
Year	Population	Notes
1960	2,802
1970	3,318
1980	8,826
1986	15,587	Includes annexation of Sugar Creek
1990	24,529	Includes annexation of Fort Bend County MUD 16
1992	34,524	Includes annexation of Fort Bend County MUD 12
1994	36,846
1995	45,097	Includes annexation of First Colony MUDs 1, 6, and internal MUD 13
1996	45,699
1997	59,157	Includes annexation of First Colony MUDs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8
1998	60,043
1999	61,587
2000	63,328	Census, April 1, 2000
2001	65,895	January 1, 2001
2002	66,721	January 1, 2002
2003	67,592	January 1, 2003
2004	69,129	January 1, 2004
2005	70,758	January 1, 2005
2006	74,472	January 1, 2006, includes annexation of FBC MUD 113 - Avalon
2007	76,228	January 1, 2007
2008	77,982	January 1, 2008
2009	79,573	January 1, 2009
2010	84,511	January 1, 2010, includes annexation of FBC MUD1 - RiverPark*
2010	78,817	Census, April 1, 2010
2011	84,511	*
2012	84,511	*
2013	84,511	*
2014	86,495
2015	86,972	January 1, 2015
2016	87,367	January 1, 2016
2017	87,733	January 1, 2017
2018	117,869	January 1, 2018
2019	118,118	January 1, 2019
2020	118,498	January 1, 2020
2021	111,026	January 1, 2021
2022	111,026	January 1, 2022 (2020 Census)
2023	111,026	January 1, 2023 (2020 Census)
2024	111,026	January 1, 2024 (2020 Census)