Katy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 27,741 people and 53 associated neighborhoods, Katy is the 139th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Katy was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Katy economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Katy, where the median household income is $114,912.00.

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 18.03% 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Katy a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Katy has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Katy’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Katy is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Katy, the average commute to work is 32.01 minutes, which is quite a bit 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, 48.76% 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 $47,854, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,416 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 Asian. Katy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Katy include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

In addition, Katy has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.20%).

The most common language spoken in Katy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.