New Caney is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 39,267 people and six associated neighborhoods, New Caney is the largest community in Texas. New Caney 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 New Caney, where the median household income is $84,141.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New Caney is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.16% of the New Caney workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, New Caney is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Caney who work in office and administrative support (9.88%), management occupations (9.68%), and sales jobs (8.84%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in New Caney is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Caney, the average commute to work is 35.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of New Caney are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.45% of adults in New Caney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in New Caney in 2022 was $32,754, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,016 for a family of four. However, New Caney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Caney is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Caney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Caney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Caney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.48% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Caney include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. New Caney also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.12%. The most common language spoken in New Caney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
