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Katy is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 26,360 people and 53 associated neighborhoods, Katy is the 139th largest community in Texas. Katy 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 Katy, where the median household income is $107,332.00.

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

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 13.80% 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.

In Katy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Katy are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.06% of adults in Katy have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Katy in 2022 was $45,327, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,308 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 Black or African-American. Katy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Katy include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

Katy also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.64%.

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