Fulshear-Katy Community Guide 2025-26

DEMOGRAPHICS

Table 3 – Declared Race and Ethnic Origin U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table ID: DP05 Demographic and Housing Estimates KATY FULSHEAR Zip Codes 77406 77441 77449 77450 77493

Overall, the 76.7% households in the Fulshear area appear to be headed by married couples, compared to 64.7% of households in the Katy area headed by married couples. Approximately 45-55% of households in both areas have children under 18 living at home, while approximately 17-27% of households have an adult over 65 living there. By and large, the Katy and Fulshear areas are relatively consistent in age distribution. However, the Fulshear area appears to have a lower percentage of householders living alone. DECLARED RACE AND ETHNIC ORIGIN Table 3 maps the distribution of these races as well as declared ethnicity. The population in the Fulshear and Katy area is highly diverse, with significant numbers of individuals claiming a multi-racial heritage. Those residents identifying within a single racial group are white by a small majority. The racial make-up of the remaining population varies by zip code, with a slightly larger African American population in several of the zip codes (77406 in Fulshear as well as 77449 and 44493 in Katy), while the Asian population is very close and actually surpasses the African American population in a few of the zip codes (77441, 77450 and 77494). Hispanic ethnicity has steadily increased over the years, ranging from a minimum of 19.6% (Fulshear - 77441) to 49.3% (Katy - 77449).

77494

Total population

63,187

27,067

122,098 82.63% 39.31% 21.93% 0.33% 4.89% 16.02% 17.37%

72,651 89.47% 65.00% 6.70% 0.30% 11.90% 5.56% 10.53%

55,317 86.61% 50.17% 14.47% 0.91% 9.39% 11.67% 13.39%

130,920 85.88% 49.15% 7.52% 0.38% 23.48% 5.26% 14.12%

Single race

86.45% 58.31% 12.41% 0.40% 12.67% 2.67% 13.55%

86.02% 63.32% 3.51% 0.51% 14.21% 4.08% 13.98%

White

Black or African American

American Indian and Alaska Native

Asian

Some other race Two or more races

Ethnic origin (all races) Not Hispanic or Latino

72.51% 27.49%

77.85% 22.15%

50.15% 49.85%

78.24% 21.76%

65.12% 34.88%

75.06% 24.94%

Hispanic or Latino

Table 4 – Educational Attainment by Age U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table ID: S1501 Educational Attainment

FULSHEAR

KATY

Zip Codes

77406 4,133 8.40% 31.74% 50.08% 42,207 2.43% 3.49% 16.28% 21.18% 29.16% 19.79% 94.09% 48.94% 9.77% 7.68%

77441 1,596 3.95%

77449 9,186 9.80% 38.67% 43.22%

77450 4,974 15.86% 32.73% 39.89% 11.52% 47,354 3.26% 2.22% 14.74% 19.41% 33.52% 19.47% 94.51% 52.99% 7.37%

77493 4,978

77494 8,257 7.47% 31.98% 43.83% 16.71% 2.31% 1.79% 9.70% 14.98% 5.06% 38.12% 28.03% 95.90% 66.16% 80,997

Population 18 to 24 years

Less than high school graduate

21.43% 31.98% 39.35%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

49.00% 41.54%

Some college or associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree or higher

5.51%

8.32%

7.23%

17,211 1.42% 2.48% 8.24% 13.67% 5.55% 42.66% 25.97% 96.10% 68.64%

76,347

32,786 3.69%

Population 25 years and over

Less than 9th grade

7.43% 7.18%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

3.10%

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

23.28% 22.70%

21.50% 21.92% 9.42% 26.95% 13.41% 93.20% 40.36%

Some college, no degree

Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree

9.75%

20.86%

Graduate or professional degree % high school graduate or higher % bachelor’s degree or higher

8.81%

85.40% 29.67%

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