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New Caney, TX
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New Caney profile


Living in New Caney



New Caney is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 37,505 people and six associated neighborhoods, New Caney is the largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in New Caney, 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 New Caney, and putting down their money on brand new construction. New Caney’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. New Caney does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $79,162.00.

In New Caney, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.09 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, the citizens of New Caney rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.74% of adults 25 and older in New Caney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in New Caney in 2022 was $31,830, 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 $127,320 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 45.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Caney include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

In addition, New Caney has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.04%).

The most common language spoken in New Caney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.