Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Fresno, TX

Fresno is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Fort Bend County — it has no city government of its own and lies within Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Fresno reportedly got its name from a settler who came from Fresno, California, and the community sits on land patented in 1824 that was once surrounded by cotton plantations.

Fresno was a tiny farming settlement for most of its history — it gained a post office in 1910, had only 32 residents in 1914, and shrank to about 10 inhabitants by 1933.

Fresno was served by the International-Great Northern Railroad by 1936, yet its population stayed around 100 people through the 1960s.

Houston's suburban growth transformed Fresno almost overnight — its population jumped from 3,182 in 1990 to 6,603 in 2000, 19,069 in 2010, and 24,486 in the 2020 census.

Fresno has about 8,152 households, nearly 79% of its homes are owner-occupied, and the median value of an owner-occupied home there is about $243,500.

Fresno households are larger than the Texas norm, averaging about three people per household.

Fresno children attend Fort Bend Independent School District campuses including Lula Belle Goodman Elementary, Rosa Parks Elementary, Walter Moses Burton Elementary, and Hightower High School.

Fort Bend ISD's Almeta Crawford High School, which opened in 2023, also serves students from parts of Fresno.

Fort Bend County operates the Mustang Community Center in Fresno, a five-acre site with a baseball field, pavilions, a play area, and a walking trail.