Channelview vs Katy

A side-by-side comparison of Channelview and Katy: population, income, housing, and more.

Channelview and Katy are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Channelview has the higher population (43,536 vs 23,900 in Katy). Katy has the higher median household income ($107,332 vs $65,775 in Channelview). Katy has the higher median home value ($376,800 vs $186,300 in Channelview).

Population, income & housing

	Channelview	Katy
Population	43,536	23,900
Median age	31.2 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,775	$107,332
Median home value	$186,300	$376,800
Median gross rent	$1,202	$1,609
Housing units	13,680	8,129
Homeownership rate	75.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	47.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Channelview	Katy
Population	43,055 → 43,536 (+1.1%)	20,202 → 23,900 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$63,581 → $65,775 (+3.5%)	$83,091 → $107,332 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $186,300 (+49.2%)	$197,300 → $376,800 (+91.0%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,202 (+23.0%)	$1,030 → $1,609 (+56.2%)

Channelview

Population

43,05543,536

Median household income

$63,581$65,775

Median home value

$124,900$186,300

Median gross rent

$977$1,202

Katy

Population

20,20223,900

Median household income

$83,091$107,332

Median home value

$197,300$376,800

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Channelview	Katy
Under 5	6.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	25.9%	22.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	8.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	5.9%	7.5%
75 and over	3.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Channelview	Katy
White (non-Hispanic)	13.0%	46.8%
Black or African American	10.3%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	71.8%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Channelview	Katy
No high school diploma	29.0%	8.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Channelview	Katy
Drove alone	81.6%	72.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.8%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.3%	13.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Channelview	Katy
1-unit, detached	68.7%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Channelview	Katy
Poverty rate	19.8%	5.4%
Average household size	3.47	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1988	2003