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===Economic characteristics=== According to the 2008 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the county was $81,456, and for a family was $90,171.<ref>{{cite web |author=American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US48157&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |title=Fort Bend County, Texas - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006β2008 |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211182203/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US48157&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 11, 2020 }}</ref> Males had a median income of $54,139 versus $41,353 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $30,862. About 5.5% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under 18 and 9.4% of those 65 or over. As of 2006, Fort Bend County was the wealthiest county in Texas, with a median household income of $95,389 and a median family income of $105,944, having surpassed Collin and Rockwall Counties since the 2000 census. However, the Council for Community and Economic Research ranked Fort Bend County America's third-wealthiest county when the local [[cost of living]] was factored in.<ref>[http://www.coli.org/COLIAdjustedMHI.asp Cost of Living Can Significantly Affect "Real" Median Household Income] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702224956/http://www.coli.org/COLIAdjustedMHI.asp |date=July 2, 2008}}, Council for Community and Economic Research website. Retrieved December 9, 2007.</ref> This estimate did not include property taxes and local taxes, as effective tax rates and home insurance were not measured. Along with other Texas counties, Fort Bend County has one of the nation's highest property-tax rates. In 2007, it was ranked fifth in the nation for property taxes as a percentage of the homes' value on owner-occupied housing. The list includes only counties with a population over 65,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/1888.html |title=Property Taxes on Owner-Occupied Housing by County, 2005 - 2008, Ranked by Taxes as Percentage of Home Value |publisher=The Tax Foundation |date=September 22, 2009 |access-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429104315/http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/1888.html |archive-date=April 29, 2010 }}</ref> Fort Bend County also ranked in the top 100 in property taxes paid and percentage of taxes of income. Part of this is due to Texas's complex [[Robin Hood plan]] school financing law.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5DB173BF934A35753C1A9629C8B63 | work=The New York Times | title=Economic Scene; A Texas experiment that shifts money from rich to poor school districts is turning into a major policy disaster | first=Virginia | last=Postrel | date=October 7, 2004 | access-date=May 2, 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606192231/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5DB173BF934A35753C1A9629C8B63 | archive-date=June 6, 2009 }}</ref>
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