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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Katy, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Katy, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Katy’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Katy does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $114,917.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Katy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Katy is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Katy who work in management occupations (13.18%), sales jobs (10.38%), and office and administrative support (10.00%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Katy telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 30.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Katy is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.99% of adults in Katy have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Katy in 2022 was $46,184, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,736 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 30.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Katy include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. Katy also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.12%. The most common language spoken in Katy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
