Thompsons is a town in Fort Bend County, Texas, home to about 222 people across 4.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 77481, and parts of 77469 are in Thompsons too.
Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Thompsons
Part is in Thompsons, part in Richmond and Rosenberg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Thompsons. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)27 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX26 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Thompsons; 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.
Thompsons had 156 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 1524th 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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 50 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Thompsons 3 Wsw, TX weather station (6 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Richmond, Rosenberg, Sugar Land, Pleak and Fairchilds.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.