Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Add Comparison

2024 Population

137,717

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.6

3.49% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

3.32% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$104,712

6.29% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$300,900

9.14% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

64,685

12.5% 1-year growth

About

42.9% of the households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.1% of the residents in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was $300,900, and the homeownership rate was 68.7%.

Most people in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX borders Houston-Galveston Area Council--Montgomery County (West), Conroe City (West) PUMA, TX, Harris County (Northwest)--South of US-290 & West of TX-6 PUMA, TX, Harris County (West)--Houston City (West)-North of US-90 & West of TX-6 PUMA, TX, Houston City (West)--South of I-10 & West of TX-6 PUMA, TX, Harris County (Far Northwest) PUMA, TX, Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX, and Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX is home to a population of 138k people, from which 86.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.2% of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (37.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.7k people) in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 20.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX are Spanish (36,774 households), Vietnamese (3,862 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (2,364 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

70,735

Women

51.4%

66,987

Men

48.6%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 137,722 inhabitants, with 48.6% men, and 51.4% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

86.1%

2024 Citizenship

86.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.1% of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was 86.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
34.7k ± 2.79k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
24.2k ± 3.38k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
20.5k ± 2.72k

39.6%

Hispanic Population

54.5k people

39.6% of the people in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX are hispanic (54.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
6,445 ± 1,924 people
Venezuela
5,007 ± 1,705 people
Vietnam
3,676 ± 1,469 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 6,445 Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX residents, followed by Venezuela with 5,007 and Vietnam with 3,676.

Foreign-Born Population

27.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

37.4k people

26.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32.4k people

As of 2024, 27.2% of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX residents (37.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was 26.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
36,774 households (29.1%)
Vietnamese
3,862 households (3.06%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
2,364 households (1.87%)

42.9% of the households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was Spanish. 29.1% of the households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,235 ± 607
Gulf War (1990s)
1,131 ± 366
Vietnam
1,112 ± 356

Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX.

Health

86% of the population of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 52.4% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 5.23% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,657 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.6% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.68% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14%

Uninsured

52.4%

Employer Coverage

13.7%

Medicaid

5.23%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

1.21%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX declined by 8.21% from 15.2% to 14%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX employs 64.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX were Construction (5,237 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,214 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,481 people), and the highest paying industries were Business support services ($203,089), Electric & gas, and other combinations ($199,470), and Management of companies & enterprises ($186,893).

Males in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,031. The income inequality in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.446, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,842

Women

47.7%

33,843

Men

52.3%

The workforce of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX in 2024 was 64,685 people, with 47.7% woman, and 52.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

64.7k

2024 Value

12.5%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 12.5%, from 57.5k employees to 64.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX, are Elementary & middle school teachers (2,348 people), Other managers (2,246 people), and Cashiers (1,577 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

64.7k

2024 Value

12.5%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 12.5%, from 57.5k employees to 64.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX, are Construction (5,237 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,214 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,481 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,226

Median earning men ± $4,035

$42,177

Median earning women ± $4,519

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($97,609), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,767), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,601).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($65,103), Manufacturing ($59,526), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,791).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.99% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.11% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (24.2k), High School or Equivalent (22.1k), and Some college (19k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was $300,900 in 2024, which is 0.904 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $275,700 to $300,900, a 9.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX is 68.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 36.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$300,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,144

$30,228

Median Property Taxes

±$1,894

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.7% of the housing units in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$104,712

Median Household Income

± $5,865

44k

Number of Households

± 2,911

In 2024, the median household income of the 44k households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX grew to $104,712 from the previous year's value of $98,516.

The following chart displays the households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX

In 2024, the income inequality in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.93% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.4%)
Worked At Home (16.4%)
Carpooled (11.5%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.4%) and those who carpooled to work (11.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (36.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.02% of the workforce in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX (15.6k out of 136k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harris County (Far Northwest)--Katy City (Northeast) PUMA, TX is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.