New Caney is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 41,239 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 $87,907.00.When you are in New Caney, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.94% of New Caney’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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 management occupations (10.63%), office and administrative support (9.77%), and sales jobs (8.94%). A relatively large number of people in New Caney telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.18% 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. 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 37.21 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: 16.99% of adults in New Caney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in New Caney in 2022 was $33,257, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,028 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in New Caney, accounting for 47.82% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of New Caney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. 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: 20.64%. The most common language spoken in New Caney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
