Demographics of Katy city, Texas

Katy city, Texas had 28,373 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,936 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Katy city, in four figures

28,373
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,184 ±39.; +26.5%
Change since July 2020: +5,936 people.; 37.6 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $114,912 ±$16,083
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Katy city, Texas's population grew 26.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Katy city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Katy city, Texas's population grew 26.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Katy city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,437	100.0	100.0
2021	23,793	106.0	100.2
2022	25,403	113.2	100.7
2023	26,637	118.7	101.6
2024	27,797	123.9	102.5
2025	28,373	126.5	103.1

Population of Katy city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,437	—
2021	23,793	+1,356
2022	25,403	+1,610
2023	26,637	+1,234
2024	27,797	+1,160
2025	28,373	+576

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±2.0: for men 37.3 ±3.0 and for women 38.2 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Katy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,626 ±468	6.5% ±1.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,514 ±753	21.9% ±3.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,882 ±477	7.5% ±1.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,234 ±756	24.8% ±3.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,138 ±857	28.3% ±3.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,790 ±454	11.1% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $114,912 ±$16,083, and income per person $47,854 ±$5,017, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Katy city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	742 ±318	9.3% ±4.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	809 ±262	10.2% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	951 ±308	12.0% ±3.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	908 ±260	11.4% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,539 ±357	19.4% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,263 ±367	15.9% ±4.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,730 ±411	21.8% ±5.0	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Katy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,012 ±849	8.1% ±3.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	305 to 959	4.5% to 13.4%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,030 ±437	7.7% ±3.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	133 to 567	3.2% to 12.4%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Katy city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Katy city	Texas	United States
Housing units	8,495 ±621	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±9.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.7% to 10.3%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±3.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±4.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$401,700 ±$23,224	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,602 ±$210	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2003 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Katy city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,514 ±1,033	29.8% ±4.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,455 ±1,306	41.5% ±5.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,812 ±1,161	11.2% ±4.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,915 ±896	11.6% ±3.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 545	0% to 2.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	525 to 1,887	2.1% to 7.5%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Katy city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	12,687 ±1,405	50.4% ±5.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,221 ±1,027	24.7% ±4.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	462 to 1,918	1.8% to 7.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,086 ±872	20.2% ±3.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,548 ±554	10.1% ±2.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,538 ±571	10.1% ±2.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Katy city among the places of Texas

131st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Katy city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Hood CDP	26,814 ±1,237
Colleyville city	26,012 ±101
Denison city	25,778 ±42
Corsicana city	25,511 ±34
Princeton city	25,229 ±52
Katy city	25,184 ±39
University Park city	25,155 ±62
Kingsville city	24,994 ±21
Sienna CDP	24,992 ±2,701
Saginaw city	24,970 ±77
Paris city	24,775 ±53

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Katy city, Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026