COMPARING TWO PLACES
Katy vs Fulshear
PLACE A
Katy, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fulshear, Texas
Katy is 56% smaller than Fulshear. Fulshear earns more, with a median household income $72,123 higher. Fulshear has grown faster since 2000 (1386% vs 55%).
KATYFULSHEARDIFFERENCE
Total population28,37364,630−56% vs Fulshear
Population density1,8905,021−3,132
Population growth55.3%1386.4%−1331.2 pts
Median age37.636.3+1.3
Male48.9%50.4%−1.4 pts
Female51.1%49.6%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born20.2%31.4%−11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%52.2%−10.6 pts
Black11.2%4.0%+7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.8%18.2%+11.6 pts
Asian11.6%17.7%−6.1 pts
Other5.9%7.9%−2.0 pts
Median household income$114,912$187,035−$72,123
Per capita income$47,854$65,628−$17,774
Poverty rate8.1%1.6%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.342+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%74.8%−26.1 pts
Graduate degree18.1%31.5%−13.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%2.8%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation65.4%65.5%−0.1 pts
Median home value$401,700$572,700−$171,000
Median gross rent$1,602$1,952−$350
Owner-occupied80.7%90.0%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%1.4%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%45.4%+10.8 pts
Average commute31.337.8−6.6
Worked from home18.0%28.6%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.9%+0.8 pts
Uninsured10.4%2.8%+7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025