Pecan Grove is a census-designated place and master-planned community within the extraterritorial jurisdictions of Houston and Richmond in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. - 2010 Map, Pages: 1 and 2 - Compare with the CDP map. The population was 22,782 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Pecan Grove is located northeast of the center of Fort Bend County at (29.626060, -95.731591). It is bordered to the southwest by the Brazos River. The city limits of Richmond forms a convoluted pattern in the southern part of the CDP, and the northern part is bordered by an exclave of the city of Houston. Downtown Richmond is southwest of the center of Pecan Grove, and downtown Houston is to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pecan Grove CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.69%, is water.

Demographics

Pecan Grove first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.

Racial and ethnic composition +Pecan Grove CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)11,54812,16012,39785.22%76.18%54.42%Black or African American alone (NH)4449972,8013.28%6.25%12.29%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2225310.16%0.16%0.14%Asian alone (NH)1763112,2951.30%1.95%10.07%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00120.00%0.00%0.05%Other race alone (NH)14281290.10%0.18%0.57%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1171899580.86%1.18%4.21%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2302,2534,1599.08%14.11%18.26%Total13,55115,96322,782 100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Pecan Grove had a population of 22,782. The median age was 38.0 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.5 males age 18 and over.

99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 7,830 households in Pecan Grove, including 5,485 families; 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 67.8% were married-couple households, 9.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 8,186 housing units, of which 4.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%.

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 13,427 58.9% Black or African American 2,857 12.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 61 0.3% Asian 2,327 10.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.1% Some other race 1,053 4.6% Two or more races 3,044 13.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,159 18.3%

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,551 people, 4,516 households, and 3,847 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,662 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.29% White, 3.29% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.08% of the population.

There were 4,516 households, out of which 52.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.8% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $83,515, and the median income for a family was $91,059. Males had a median income of $62,213 versus $37,658 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,816. About 0.6% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Station #1 is in the CDP, and Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Station #2 is adjacent to the CDP. Additionally, the City of Richmond maintains its Fire Station #3 adjacent to the CDP. - Compare the full addresses (street number, street name, and ZIP code) to the CDP map.

A portion of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Jester State Prison Farm property is located in Pecan Grove."Page-541 ." Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.

Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.

Education Fort Bend Independent School District

Most of the students who live in Pecan Grove are zoned to Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD) schools. The Fort Bend ISD attendance zones for Pecan Grove are: Pecan Grove Elementary (Grades PK-5), located in Pecan Grove"Elementary School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011."Pecan Grove Elementary Attendance Zone." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011. Oakland Elementary School (Grades PK-5) - It was scheduled to open in 2006–2007, and it took territory previously assigned to Pecan Grove Elementary."Elementary School Attendance Zones" (2005–2006). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on February 19, 2017."2006-2007 Attendance Zone for Oakland Elementary School." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on February 19, 2017. Neill Elementary (Grades PK-5), located adjacent to Travis in Pecan Grove

Secondary schools: James Bowie Middle School (Grades 6–8), located in Pecan Grove"Middle School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year ." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011."Bowie Middle School Attendance Zone." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011. Travis High School (Grades 9–12), located in Pecan Grove"High School Attendance Zones 2011-2012 School Year ." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011."Travis High School Attendance Zone." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 12, 2011.

Previously students were divided between Garcia and Hodges Bend middle schools."Middle School Attendance Zones" (2006–2007). Fort Bend Independent School District. November 13, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017. Bowie Middle School opened in August 2011."Campus History" (2011). Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2025.

Prior to fall 2006 students were divided between Austin High School and George Bush High School."High School Attendance Zones" (2005–2006). Fort Bend Independent School District. May 8, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017."High School Attendance Zones" (2006–2007). Fort Bend Independent School District. November 16, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017. At the time of the rezoning, the present 11th and 12th graders remained at Austin and Bush,"High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 11th and 12th grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. September 5, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017. while 9th and 10th graders were immediately rezoned; the Travis zoning was phased in each year."High School Zone Effective Fall 2006 9th and 10th grades." Fort Bend Independent School District. September 30, 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2017. Neill opened in 2017, taking territory from Oakland ES and Pecan Grove ES.

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Other students who live in Pecan Grove area are zoned to Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) Schools.

Students zoned to Austin Elementary use the following feeder pattern: - This is an Adobe Flash document. Use the Adobe Flash Player to view the file Austin Elementary (Grades PK-5) - In the CDP Wessendorff Middle School (Grade 6) Lamar Junior High (Grades 7–8) Lamar Consolidated High School (Grades 9–12) Students zoned to Frost Elementary use the following feeder pattern: Frost Elementary (Grades PK-5) - In the CDP Wertheimer Middle School (Grade 6) Briscoe Junior High (Grades 7–8) Foster High School (Grades 9–12)

Foster previously served all of LCISD Pecan Grove.

Community colleges The designated community college for LCISD is Wharton County Junior College.Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

The Texas Legislature specifies that the Houston Community College (HCC) boundary includes "the part of the Fort Bend Independent School District that is not located in the service area of the Wharton County Junior College District and that is adjacent to the Houston Community College System District." Wharton College's boundary within FBISD is defined only as the City of Sugar Land and the ETJ of Sugar Land, and FBISD Pecan Grove is not in the Sugar Land ETJ. FBISD Pecan Grove is in HCC. - See profile page - Pecan Grove is directly indicated on that map.

Notable people W. A. Criswell, two-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention Frank Beard, drummer and songwriter for the rock band ZZ Top

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