Katy vs La Porte

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

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

La Porte has the higher population (36,077 vs 23,900 in Katy). Katy has the higher median household income ($107,332 vs $81,801 in La Porte). Katy has the higher median home value ($376,800 vs $217,100 in La Porte).

Population, income & housing

	Katy	La Porte
Population	23,900	36,077
Median age	36.0 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$107,332	$81,801
Median home value	$376,800	$217,100
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,327
Housing units	8,129	13,737
Homeownership rate	77.2%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Katy	La Porte
Population	20,202 → 23,900 (+18.3%)	35,246 → 36,077 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$83,091 → $107,332 (+29.2%)	$75,262 → $81,801 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$197,300 → $376,800 (+91.0%)	$148,100 → $217,100 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,030 → $1,609 (+56.2%)	$1,075 → $1,327 (+23.4%)

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

La Porte

Population

35,24636,077

Median household income

$75,262$81,801

Median home value

$148,100$217,100

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,327

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Katy	La Porte
Under 5	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.7%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.8%
75 and over	4.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Katy	La Porte
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	50.6%
Black or African American	9.3%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Katy	La Porte
No high school diploma	8.9%	11.4%
High school graduate	16.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Katy	La Porte
Drove alone	72.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	7.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Katy	La Porte
1-unit, detached	86.3%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Katy	La Porte
Poverty rate	5.4%	12.3%
Average household size	3.17	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	2003	1983