Fulshear-Katy Community Guide & Directory 2022-23

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Table 1 - Summary of Geographic, Population and Housing Data (source data from 2010 Decennial Census and Year 2019 of American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates ) KATY FULSHEAR Zip Codes 77406 77441 77449 77450 77493

77494

Total Area (sq. miles) Land Area (sq. miles) Water Area (sq. miles)

66.8

45.1

30.0 29.89

20.8

58.3 57. 70 0.55

41.1

64.90

43. 71

20.35

40. 78

1.95

1.38

0.16

0.40

0.31

2010 (decennial census data) Population

33,682 11,373

4,809 1,897

94,382 29,238 3,157.9

71,889 25,207 3,532.6 1,238. 7

23,104 7,643 400.4 132.5

61,600 20,283 1,510. 7

Housing units

Population density (people per sq. mile) 519.0

110.0 43.4

Housing density (units per sq. mile)

175.3

978.3

497.4

2019 (ACS 2019 5-year estimates data profiles) Population 46,261

12,559 4,295

128,294 38,672

73,692 26,411

36,334 11,939

118,291 28,449

Housing units

16,651

Percent change, 2010 to 2019 Population

56% 46%

161% 126%

36% 32%

3% 5%

57% 56%

92% 90%

Housing units

F or this snapshot of Fulshear Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. More information about the American Community Survey is available on Census.gov. The data in the tables are organized by 5-digit zip code tabulation areas (“ZCTAs”) used by the Census. ZCTAs, shown in the map, are in most cases equivalent to USPS zip codes. Katy ’s ZCTAs are 77449, 77450, 77493 and 77494. Fulshear ’s are 77406 and 77441. and Katy, we are using the data from Year 2019 of American

CHANGES IN POPULATION GROWTH Overall, all neighborhoods show sustained growth in population and housing between 2010 and the 2019 estimates. The strongest increases were recorded in neighborhoods to the southwest in Katy and Fulshear; in some cases, these changes exceed 100 percent over this period. Geographic and population and housing data for 2010 and 2019 are summarized in Table 1. Fulshear ’s overall population rose to an estimated 61,820 from the 2010 estimate of 38,491; the Katy area’s estimate is

356,611, up from 250,975. “Such explosive growth, even in the challenged economy of the pandemic, brings a range of cultures, business and institutions that help the community thrive,” says Don McCoy, president and CEO of the Fulshear-Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. HOUSEHOLD, FAMILIES, RACE AND ETHNIC HERITAGE The distribution (2019 estimates) of family households versus nonfamily

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