Fulshear-Katy Community Guide 2025-26

Katy and Fulshear by zip code

B oth the Fulshear and Katy areas have experienced exceptional growth, which has dramatically changed the suburban landscape west of Houston in recent years. This growth has also helped to create one of the most highly educated, culturally diverse, and economically stable areas in the State of Texas. A review of the demographic data derived from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates from 2019–2023 provides a look into the details of life in the Katy and Fulshear areas. The data are organized by the 5-digit zip code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) used by the Census. The ZCTAs shown in the map are, in most cases, equivalent to USPS zip codes. While some of the zip codes do not fall entirely within either Katy or Fulshear, and others may contain parts of both areas, for the purposes of the charts contained in this publication, Katy’s ZCTAs will be referenced as 77449, 77450, 77493, and 77494. Fulshear’s will be referenced as 77406 and 77441. GEOGRAPHY, POPULATION, AND HOUSING Overall, the Katy zip codes referenced for the Katy area reflect a population increase of 395,745 in 2023 relative to the population in 2011. Meanwhile, the zip codes referenced for Fulshear reflect a population increase of 98,621 over the same period. As shown in Table 1, the zip code with the largest percentage growth was 77441 in Fulshear (558.8% growth since 2011), while 77450 in Katy was relatively flat with a total 7.3% growth since 2011. Several of the other zip codes also reflected substantial growth during this period — 77406 in Fulshear (109.8%), 77493 in Katy (172.9%), and 77494 in Katy (145.9%). Consistent with the population growth, zip code 77441 in Fulshear also showed the largest percentage growth in housing units (an increase of 463.4%) since 2011, while 77493 and 77494 in Katy as well as 77406 in Fulshear all posted triple-digit percentage growth over the same period. Census data reveals that the population and housing density are significantly higher in Katy zip codes 77449, 77450, and 77494 as opposed to the more recently developing areas comprised by zip codes 77406 and 77441 in Fulshear, as well as 77493 in Katy. HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES Table 2 reflects the makeup of households in the Fulshear and Katy areas, based on age and marital status. The majority of the households consist of an average family size between 3 and 4 people (married couples with 1 to 2 children).

Table 1 – Geography, Population and Housing U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table ID: DP05 ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates KATY FULSHEAR Zip Codes 77406 77441 77449 77450 77493

77494 41.09 40.78

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

66.85

45.09 43.71

30.05 29.89

20.75 20.35

58.25

64.9 1.95

57.7 0.55

1.38

0.16

0.4

0.31

2022 (ACS 5-Year Estimates 2018-2022) Population

63,187 20,888

22,067

122,098 39,407 4063.2

72,651 26,080 3501.3 1256.9

55,317 17,622 949.6 302.5

130,920 42,520 3186.2 1034.8

Housing units

9,143 489.4 202.8

Population density (people per sq. mile) Housing density (units per sq. mile)

945.4 312.5

1311.4

Percent change, 2022-2010 Population

88% 84%

359% 382%

29% 35%

1% 4%

139% 131%

112% 110%

Housing units

U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table ID: S1101 Households and Families Table 2 - Households and families

FULSHEAR

KATY

Zip Codes

77406

77441

77449

77450

77493

77494

Household type Total households

20,063

8,588

38,037

24,931

16,669

40,821

Average household size

2.91

3.19

3.24

2.92

3.23

3.20

Family households Married couple

75.3%

85.5%

53.4%

64.8%

65.2% 6.7% 11.5% 16.7%

78.3% 2.7% 5.9% 13.1%

Male householder (no wife)

1.8%

3.7% 3.4% 7.3%

7.6%

4.1%

Female householder (no husband)

10.6% 12.3%

16.2% 22.8%

10.3% 20.7%

Nonfamily households

Families Total Families

17,590

7,958 3.28

29,362

19,762

13,887

35,484

Average family size

3.24

3.69

3.31

3.55

3.48

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

9,439 24.0% 12.4% 63.5%

4,431 7.4% 18.7% 73.9%

16,511 18.7% 19.9% 61.4%

10,338 14.5% 17.9% 67.6%

7,575 21.1% 17.6% 61.3%

22,383 18.2% 17.3% 64.5%

Under 6 years only

Under 6 years and 6 to 17 years

6 to 17 years only

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