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Population (year 2000): 37,640. Estimated
population in July 2005: 56,790 (+50.9% change)
Males: 18,468 (49.1%), Females: 19,172 (50.9%)
Brazoria County
Zip codes:
77581,
77584.
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $64,156 (year 2000)
Median house value: $117,700 (year 2000)
Races in Pearland:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
- Hispanic (16.2%)
- Other race (6.1%)
- Black (5.3%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Vietnamese (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (10.0%),
English (10.0%), United States (7.4%), French (4.1%), Italian
(3.3%).
Elevation: 54 feet
Land area: 39.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pearland
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pearland city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 66.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 8.5%
6.7% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 2.0%
Asia, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +14,367
(+61.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pearland:
- IHS HOSP AT HOUSTON (about 10 miles; HOUSTON, TX)
- BAYSHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PASADENA,
TX)
- VISTA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
PASADENA, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pearland:
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 6 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 11 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 29
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pearland:
- SKYWAY MANOR (about 2 miles; PEARLAND, TX; ID: T79)
- PEARLAND RGNL (about 6 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: LVJ)
- WOLFE AIR PARK (about 7 miles; MANVEL, TX; ID: 3T2)
Amtrak stations near Pearland:
- 8 miles: SOUTH HOUSTON (1546 COLLEGE) - Bus Station
- 16 miles: HOUSTON (902 WASHINGTON AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pearland:
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 6 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,513)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 13 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 13
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 14 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 15 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
Public high school in Pearland:
- PEARLAND H S (Students: 2,532; Location: 2337
N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pearland:
- NINTH GRADE CENTER (Students: 997; Location:
P O BOX 7; Grades: 09 - 09)
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 824;
Location: P O BOX 7; Grades: 05 - 06)
- RUSTIC OAK EL (Students: 778; Location: 2337
N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SILVERCREST EL (Students: 777; Location: 2337
N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- PEARLAND JUNIOR HIGH SOUTH (Students: 757;
Location: 2337 N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SILVERLAKE EL (Students: 742; Location: 2337
N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- H C CARLESTON EL (Students: 705; Location:
2337 N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SHADYCREST EL (Students: 693; Location: 2337
N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- C J HARRIS ELEMENTARY (Students: 682;
Location: 2337 N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- PEARLAND JUNIOR HIGH WEST (Students: 650;
Location: 2337 N GALVESTON AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Pearland:
- EAGLE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACADEM (Students:
205; Location: 4201 W. BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 6)
- CARDEN JACKSON SCHOOL INC (Students: 163;
Location: 3801 LIBERTY DR; Grades: PK - 8)
- MONTESSORI SCHOL DOWNTOWN (Students: 21;
Location: 2121 NORTH GRAND; Grades: KG - 3)
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