Public Works

Located mostly (but not wholly) within Fort Bend County, the City of Stafford is seven square miles in area, with a population of 17,664 as of 2025, as estimated by U.S. Census Bureau. The population density of the City therefore is nearly 2,519 inhabitants per square mile, but this figure increases significantly during normal working hours, as a great many people from the surrounding areas commute to the City for employment in the various offices, warehouses, and retail establishments located in the City. The City owns over 50 miles of paved streets and drainage systems and approximately 200 pieces of equipment. The Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining the streets, drainage areas, parks, buildings, vehicles, landscaped and non-landscaped rights-of-way (typically the areas from sidewalk to sidewalk, including the roadway), and properties owned by the City of Stafford and the Stafford Municipal School District.