Fulshear-Katy Community Guide & Directory 2022-23

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN FULSHEAR AND KATY: Fulshear-Katy Area Chamber of Commerce 29818 FM 1093, Suite 108 Fulshear, TX 77441 832-600-3221 fulshearkaty.com City of Fulshear Economic Development 30603 FM 1093 Fulshear, TX 77441 281-346-8848 fulsheartexas.gov/businesses/ economic_development Katy, TX 77449 281-396-2200 katyedc.org IN THE SURROUNDING AREA: Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce 445 Commerce Green Blvd. Sugar Land, TX 77478 281-491-0800 FortBendChamber.com Fort Bend Economic Development Council Katy Area Economic Development Council 2002 W. Grand Parkway North, Suite 220

to the overall success of our region,” according to McCoy. EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION Houston has been a world center for energy exploration, production and technology, as well as a center for chemical process technology, space exploration and associated development . While the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on these and other industries, the Greater Houston Partnership sees an improving economy and an expansion of jobs for the area tech workforce in its online report , “Economy at a Glance – March 2022.” It states that the region had a record year of job growth in 2021, with strong population growth and corporate relocations/expansions. Historically, the top employment in the area is categorized by the Census as: 1) education, healthcare, social assistance; 2) professional, scientific, management , administrative; 3) retail trade; 4) manufacturing; and 5) arts, entertainment , recreation, food service. The top 10 employers in the area now include the Amazon fulfillment center that opened in 2020. It ranks in fifth place with 3,300 employees, according to data from the Katy Economic Development Council. With the area’s ability to attract national firms, the Chamber of Commerce’s education and workforce committee is at the forefront of helping these companies meet their workforce needs.

households is shown in Table 2 and average family size is shown in Infographic 1. Most households declared themselves as married-couple family units. Nonfamily householders are more likely to be female and more likely to be living alone. Households with children under the age of 18 as a percentage of all households range from approximately 17-23 percent . In terms of race, ethnic heritage and various combinations of the Fulshear Katy communities, all communities show a diverse population with significant racial as well as ethnic contributions. “Our area is representative of our forefathers’ view of America: we are truly a melting pot ,” McCoy states. See Table 3. EDUCATION AND INCOME The distribution of educational attainment of the region’s population, broken down into two groups aged 18-24 and 25 years and older, is shown in Table 4. Roughly 60 percent of the Fulshear-Katy population have some formal post-secondary school education, with 29 percent of the total population finishing with a bachelor ’s degree in some field of study, and 20 percent with a graduate or professional degree. The neighborhoods located south of I-10 show the highest percentages of college and advanced degrees. Median household income from the ACS is shown in Table 5. The numbers are well above the U.S. Census median household income for 2020 of $67,521. “ These high educational rates and the high net worth of our area families add

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(source data from Year 2019 of American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S1101) Table 2 - Households and families KATY FULSHEAR 77406 77441 77449 77450 77493 77494

Household type Total households

15,422

3,942

37,128

24,938

11,074

36,575

Average household size

3.01

3.18

3.45

2.95

3.28

3.23

Family households Married couple

73.9% 90.5% 56. 7% 65. 7% 66.8% 76.0%

Male householder (no wife)

3.5%

0.6% 2.8%

5.2%

4.2%

6.5% 9.5%

2. 7% 7.2%

Female householder (no husband) 7.3%

19.1% 10.3%

Nonfamily households

15.4%

6.2% 19.0% 19.8% 17.2% 14.1%

Families Total Families

13,049

3,698

30,080

20,010

9,164

31,415

Average family size

3.34

3.31

3.86

3.34

3.61

3.54

Children Households w/children of householder, Age < 18 years 6,497

1, 795

17,635

10,243

4,376

20,820

Under 6 years only 24.3% 22.8% 17.8% 17.6% 20. 7% 17.5% Under 6 years and 6 to 17 years 21.1% 16.9% 23.2% 16. 7% 19.5% 17.8% 6 to 17 years only 54.6% 60.3% 59.0% 65.8% 59.8% 64. 7%

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