Pearland

At the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 125,828, up from a population of 91,252 at the 2010 census. Pearland is the third-largest city in the Greater Houston area. The city is home to many master-planned communities; Sunrise Lakes, Southern Trails, and Shadow Creek Ranch are among the most popular masterplanned communities in Pearland. In the 1800s, Pearland consisted of prairie. Residents harvested fruit and vegetables such as cantaloupes, corn, figs, pears and watermelons. Oil was discovered nearby in 1934, which led to the development of the Hastings Oilfield, though it did not spur much growth, as the population fluctuated between 150 and 350. From the 1970s to the 1990s, home developers began buying large tracts of land, changing the geography of the city. The historic town center is at the intersection of Texas State Highway 35/Main and Broadway. Downtown Houston is approximately 16 miles (26 km) to the north of the City. In 2009, the combined city limits and unincorporated areas of the combined area of Pearland and Silverlake were 72 square miles (190 km²) The city limits of the uninc incorporated areas of Country Place and Country Place are 72 square mile (190km) in size. In 2010, the population of the United States was over 91,000, a increase of 142% over the 2010 U.S. census. Per the American Community Survey of 2019 the population had risen to an estimated 131,448.

History

Pearland is the primary city name, but also Brookside Village, Brookside Vl are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Pearland, Texas. In the 1800s, Pearland consisted of prairie. Residents harvested fruit and vegetables such as cantaloupes, corn, figs, pears and watermelons. Oil was discovered nearby in 1934, which led to the development of the Hastings Oilfield. By 1990, the city limits had extended into Harris County. In the 1990s, home developers began buying large tracts of land, changing the geography of the city. The historic town center of Pearland is at the intersection of Texas State Highway 35/Main and Broadway. West Pearland has a lot of suburban development, while East Pearland have older houses. Pearland's main east-west corridor is Farm to Market Road 518/Broadway. It is located in the eastern part of Harris County, near the border with Brazoria and Galveston counties. The city is located on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, which was built in 1882. It was named after Witold von Zychlinski, a man of Polish nobility, who saw the pear trees and decided that "Pearland" would make a good name for the community. In 1914, with agriculture rebounding and the end of desertification, Pearland had a population of 400, but a devastating freeze in 1918 was another setback to the local farming enterprises. The population fluctuated between 150 and 350 in the 1930s and 1940s, as the town had many dance halls and beer joints that entertained people from the Hastings and Manvel oil fields. By the 1970s, the town has grown to its present-day population.

Geography

Pearland is within northern Brazoria County at 29°3316N 95°1745W (29.554349, 95.295959), south of the city of Houston. The city is bordered by Houston and Brookside Village to the north, by Manvel to the south, Almeda Rd/FM 521 to the west and by Friendswood to the east. Portions of Pearland extend north into Harris County, and a smaller portion extends west into Fort Bend County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pearland has a total area of 47.5 square miles (122.9 km²), of which 47.0 sq miles (121.8 km²) is land and 0.46 sq miles [1.2 km²] is water. In 2009 the city reported that the combined area of theCity limits and of nearby unincorporated areas, including Country Place and Silverlake, was 72sq miles (190 km²). Eighty-three percent of pearland is residential, which is a major contributing factor to the high population. Sunrise Lakes, Southern Trails, Southdown, Lakes of Highland Glen, and Shadow Creek Ranch are among the most popular master-planned communities in Brazoria county. Country Place, Silverlake and Southdown are in uninc incorporated areas near Pearland. Downtown Houston is approximately 16 miles (26 km) to theNorth of the City. Pearland is home to many master- planned communities.

Demographics

At the 2010 United States census, the city's population was 91,252, a 142% increase over the 2000 population of 37,640. At another population estimates program in 2019 by the U.S. Census Bureau, the population increased to 131,448. The city is ethnically and racially majority minority. Christianity is the largest religion in Pearland and the surrounding Greater Houston metropolitan area. Baptists formed the largest Christian group followed by the Catholic Church then the United Methodist Church. Large non-Christian religious groups included Islam, Judaism, and eastern religions including Hinduism and Buddhism. St. Helen Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston was established in 1966 with a capacity of 900, it was building a new, capacity of 15,000 in 2002. The main Catholic school is in the city limits; St. Luke Evangelist Church maintains the main campus in Cacleen Learning Center (CCL) The property includes a property that includes a K-8 school, K8 K-12 school, and a private daycare center. At least 62 languages are spoken in the Pearland public schools. The median household income from 2015-2019 was $104,504 and the per capita income was $42,211. Roughly 3.5% of the local population lived at or below the poverty line. In 2019, 39.0% of Pearland was non-Hispanic white, 14.7% Black or African American, 1.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 15.0%. Asian, 0.9% multiracial, and 29.3% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Economy

Pearland's labor force and job base grew substantially with its population growth. The total labor force that resides in the community increased from approximately 20,000 in 2000 to 45,368 in 2010. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic's new 170,000-square-foot (16,000 m2) administrative office building in Shadow Creek Ranch was expected to open in the fall of 2013, with 800 employees. Other employers are a reflection of Pearland's suburban economy, with the vast majority of it retail. Pearland was one of two Texas cities to average double-digit growth in retail sales from 2004 to 2009. Its retail market was the state's fastest growing over the five-year periods ending 2009, 2010, and 2011. Prominent mixed-use lifestyle and shopping complexes service residents with national retailers and dining establishments. SEVA Clinic serves as a walk-in clinic for primary care cases, such as diabetes, hypertension and other non-emergency cases. "Wobble before you Gobble" is the community's largest Annual Health Fair. The event showcases several big and small healthcare facilities. Free health checkups, screenings, vaccinations, procedures, lifestyle, and their talent are offered. Various fine arts clubs from local schools participate in the fair, including zumba, salsa, bollywood, yoga and many more formats in nature, which means it is organized by residents of the community. The fair happens around the second or third week of November at Pearland Town Center.

Government and infrastructure

Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Strawberry Health Center in Pasadena for ZIP code 77089 (Harris County Pearland) The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with. The city is represented in the Congress in the 22nd District by Republican Troy Nehls, elected in 2020. The United States Postal Service operates the Pearland Post Office at 3519 East Walnut Street and the Ofc. Endy Ekpanya Post office at 2700 Cullen Boulevard. The City of Pearland is located in Harris County, Texas and is in the Harris County Independent School District. It has a population of 2,856. The population of Harris County Pearlands is 2,744. It is also the location of the Texas State Medical Center, which has a campus in Pearland, Texas, which opened in the 1970s. The Texas State Health Center opened in 1980. The State Health System is based in Pasadena, Texas. It was the first state hospital in the United States to be built in the 1960s. Pearland was the site of the U.S. Air Force's first air base, which was built in 1961. The US Air Force maintains two bases in the city, one in Texas and the other in Louisiana. It also has a post office, which is located on the outskirts of the city.

Education

Most of Pearland is a part of the Pearland Independent School District. Other portions are part of Alvin, Fort Bend, Clear Creek, and Pasadena Independent School districts. Public schools include Pearland High School and Glenda Dawson High School. Private schools include St. Helen Catholic School, a K8 Roman Catholic School operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The University of HoustonClear Lake (UHCL) has a satellite campus located within the city. The Pearland Library at 3522 Liberty Drive was closed for many months due to Hurricane Ike storm damage. It reopened in March 2009 and is located on 6,000 square feet (560 m2) of space in the Shadow Creek Ranch Town Center. As of 2017 Awty International School in Spring Branch, which includes the Houston area's French international school, provides bus services for students to and from Pearland, as does Saint Thomas' Episcopal School near Meyerland, and Saint Thomas High School in central Houston. The Houston ISD portion is served by Almeda Elementary School, Lawson Middle School (formerly Dowling Middle School), and Worthing High School (all in Houston). The Clear Creek ISD portions are served by Weber Elementary School, Westbrook Intermediate School, and Clear Brook High School, all in unincorporated Harris County. The Alvin ISD part is in ACC's taxation boundary, and the Pasadena ISD parts are in HCC's tax boundary. The UHCL campus is located in Pearland.

Transportation

Two privately owned airports, Pearland Regional Airport and Skyway Manor Airport, are in the city limits. The closest publicly owned airport is the Brazoria County Airport, located in an unincorporated area.Commercial airline service is provided out of Houston from William P. Hobby Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, both in Houston. The city is exploring a private run service or other uses for the property. State Highway 288 connects the city to Houston. FM 518, locally known as Broadway, is the main east-west artery of the city. The Texas State Highway Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Tollway) services the northern part of Pearland. It also serves as one of the largest tollways in the Houston area. The new facility was scheduled to begin operations in the fall of 2013, but property was given to the city in a cash swap. The land with Pearland regional Airport was annexed into the Pearland city limits in 2017. It is located adjacent to the northern Brazia County and southeastern Harris County border. It's located next to the Texas Medical Center and other downtown Houston destinations. It has a population of about 2,000 people, with about 1,000 of them living in Pearland and the rest in the surrounding area. It was founded in the early 1900s by the city's first residents, who moved to the area in the mid-20th century. Pearland is located in Harris County, Texas, and is located on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Sister cities

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Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas = 2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 64. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Pearland = 5.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,205 individuals with a median age of 35 age the population grows by 58.15% in Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,516.54 residents per square mile of area (971.64/km²). There are average 2.83 people per household in the 20,992 households with an average household income of $78,976 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.40% of the available work force and has dropped -2.52% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 28.56%. The number of physicians in Pearland per 100,000 population = 161.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Pearland = 51.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 100. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 202. 93 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 43.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 25, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas which are owned by the occupant = 76.31%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 11 years with median home cost = $180,870 and home appreciation of -4.98%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $15.40 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,624 per student. There are 16.4 students for each teacher in the school, 812 students for each Librarian and 492 students for each Counselor. 7.22% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 22.37% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 7.59% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).