As the city of Fulshear approaches its 200th birthday in 2024, the area is experiencing rapid residential growth.
According to spring 2020 projections by demographic firm Population and Survey Analysts, the Fulshear area’s population is expected to more than double between 2019 and 2028—jumping from 31,861 residents in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, to 77,651 residents in 2028.
The city of Fulshear covers more than 11 square miles, but its ETJ—or the unincorporated area where Fulshear extends its legal power beyond city lines—includes about 40 square miles. Cities regulate their ETJs to prepare for the area’s eventual planned annexation, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan research institute.
PASA predicts Fulshear will gain about 1,640 residents per year, on average, for the decade following 2019. Comparably, its ETJ will gain about 3,321 residents per year, on average, during that same time.
