Tomball is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,152 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Tomball is the 224th largest community in Texas.

Tomball real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Tomball house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Tomball 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 Tomball telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.75% 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 Tomball, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.34 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small city, Tomball does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Tomball is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.87% of adults in Tomball have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Tomball in 2022 was $45,630, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,520 for a family of four. However, Tomball contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tomball is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tomball home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tomball residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tomball also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tomball include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Tomball is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.