Missouri City is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, home to about 76,558 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 77459 and 77489, and parts of 77071, 77479 and 77545 are in Missouri City too.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Missouri City; also Sienna
Mostly Missouri City; also Houston
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| Nearest major airport | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX17 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Missouri City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Missouri City had 74,259 residents in the 2020 census, up 40% since 2000.
It’s the 56th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Fort Bend County grew from 16,538 residents in 1900 to 822,779 in 2020.
Fort Bend County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 45°F. About 49.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houston Sugarland Mem, TX weather station (8 miles away).
222,203 jobs at 18,519 businesses in Fort Bend County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
693 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Missouri City’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 80 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 29 |
| Dentists | 95 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 144 |
| Mental health providers | 211 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 85 |
| Optometrists | 17 |
| Chiropractors | 32 |
| Pharmacies | 86 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (22 nearby)
Grocery stores (12 nearby)
Pharmacies (7 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Fort Bend ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Ferguson ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 722 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Donald Leonetti ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 891 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| Dr Lynn Armstrong ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 517 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| E A Jones ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 536 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Hunters Glen Early Literacy CenterMissouri City | Pre-K–1 | 218 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Jan Schiff ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 811 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Lantern Lane ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 434 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Lexington Creek ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 506 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Palmer ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 802 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Quail Valley ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 584 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Scanlan Oaks ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 714 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Sienna Crossing ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 1,035 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Sonal S Bhuchar ElMissouri City | Pre-K–5 | 752 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Edgar Glover Jr. ElMissouri City | K–5 | 338 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Hunters Glen ElMissouri City | 2–5 | 249 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| El DaepMissouri City | 4 | 1 | Alternative Education | 1.1 mi |
| Billy Baines MiddleMissouri City | 6–8 | 1,383 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Lake Olympia MiddleMissouri City | 6–8 | 1,078 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Missouri City MiddleMissouri City | 6–8 | 933 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Quail Valley MiddleMissouri City | 6–8 | 1,002 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Ronald Thornton MiddleMissouri City | 6–8 | 1,760 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Hightower H SMissouri City | 9–12 | 2,312 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Lawrence E Elkins H SMissouri City | 9–12 | 2,848 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Ridge Point H SMissouri City | 9–12 | 2,816 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| Thurgood Marshall H SMissouri City | 9–12 | 1,698 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Dei BambiniMissouri City | Pre-K–K | 20 | Nonsectarian | 2.6 mi |
| Divine Savior Academy - Sienna PlantationMissouri City | Pre-K–11 | 302 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 6.4 mi |
| Excel Adventist AcademyMissouri City | Pre-K–8 | 44 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.3 mi |
| Montessori School of Sugar Land SiennaMissouri City | Pre-K–K | 5 | Nonsectarian | 4.3 mi |
| The Little Village SchoolMissouri City | Pre-K–K | 2 | Nonsectarian | 2.7 mi |
| The Towne Creek SchoolMissouri City | Pre-K–K | 14 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| The Wide SchoolMissouri City | K–12 | 295 | Nonsectarian | 3.1 mi |
| The Williams School Dba Homeschool AcademyMissouri City | 3–12 | 15 | Nonsectarian | 2.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sugar Land, Fresno, Sienna and Houston.
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