Katy vs South Houston

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

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

Katy has the higher population (23,900 vs 16,017 in South Houston). Katy has the higher median household income ($107,332 vs $52,611 in South Houston). Katy has the higher median home value ($376,800 vs $176,100 in South Houston).

Population, income & housing

	Katy	South Houston
Population	23,900	16,017
Median age	36.0 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$107,332	$52,611
Median home value	$376,800	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,174
Housing units	8,129	5,529
Homeownership rate	77.2%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Katy	South Houston
Population	20,202 → 23,900 (+18.3%)	17,587 → 16,017 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$83,091 → $107,332 (+29.2%)	$45,852 → $52,611 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$197,300 → $376,800 (+91.0%)	$94,500 → $176,100 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,030 → $1,609 (+56.2%)	$862 → $1,174 (+36.2%)

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

South Houston

Population

17,58716,017

Median household income

$45,852$52,611

Median home value

$94,500$176,100

Median gross rent

$862$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Katy	South Houston
Under 5	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.7%	25.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.7%
75 and over	4.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Katy	South Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	4.5%
Black or African American	9.3%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	9.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Katy	South Houston
No high school diploma	8.9%	40.3%
High school graduate	16.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Katy	South Houston
Drove alone	72.8%	72.1%
Carpooled	10.0%	21.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	2.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Katy	South Houston
1-unit, detached	86.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Katy	South Houston
Poverty rate	5.4%	23.5%
Average household size	3.17	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	2003	1969