Katy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 26,360 people and 53 associated neighborhoods, Katy is the 139th largest community in Texas. Katy has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Katy, where the median household income is $107,332.00. Katy real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Katy house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Katy isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Katy are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Katy is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Katy who work in management occupations (13.35%), sales jobs (12.45%), and office and administrative support (10.50%). Also of interest is that Katy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Katy is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Katy really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Katy perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Katy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Katy ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Katy, 47.06% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Katy in 2022 was $45,327, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,308 for a family of four. However, Katy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Katy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Katy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Katy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Katy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Katy include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, Katy has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.64%). The most common language spoken in Katy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
