Fulshear-Katy Community Guide & Directory 2023-24

DEMOGRAPHICS

Katy and Fulshear by zip code

Table 1 – Geography, Population and Housing U.S. Census Bureau, 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table ID: DP05 (ACS Demographic and Housing 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

2021 (ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2017-2021) Population

58,998 20,158

22,665

119,994 38,390 4,014.5 1,284.4

72,197 26,002 3,547.8 1,277.7

48,117 15,811 833.9 274.0

129,165 42,002 3,167.4 1,030.0

Housing units

7,655 518.5 175.1

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

909.1 310.6

Percent change, 2021-2010 (Decennial Census) Population 75%

371% 304%

27% 31%

0% 3%

108% 107%

110% 107%

Housing units

77%

D emographic data help us delve into the details of life in Fulshear and Katy. This demographics snapshot uses the most recently U.S. Census data available from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2017-2021. The data 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. POPULATION AND HOUSING In a trend consistent with observations in previous editions of this Community Guide, Fulshear-Katy neighborhoods show large overall increases in population and housing over the past decade. Respectively, Fulshear’s and Katy’s 2021 populations total 81,663 and

HOUSEHOLDS, FAMILIES, RACE AND ETHNICITY Table 2 records characteristics and distribution of households, families and children in Fulshear-Katy. The majority of households consist of a single married couple with 3-4 children. Katy households tend to have slightly larger families. Differences are also evident in terms of the age distribution of children, with Fulshear ZCTA 77441 having the lowest fraction of very young children (less than 11% of family households having children younger than six years of age) and the highest fraction of schoolchildren 6-17 years of age (73%). The spread in children’s ages with a given family unit is also interesting: e.g., Fulshear families tend to have the smallest fraction of children of all ages

369,473, increases of more than 200% and 47% relative to the 2010 census. As shown in Table 1, particularly strong growth is observed in neighborhoods to the west (Katy) and southwest (Fulshear): Katy ZCTAs 77493 and 77494 sustained more than a twofold increase, and parts of Fulshear (ZCTA 77441) actually tripled in population and housing over the decade. However, this growth is not observed in all areas. Parts of Katy (ZCT5 77749) have also decreased slightly in population since the 2019 ACS estimate, with the population of ZCTA 77450 now essentially unchanged from the 2010 census. These trends likely reflect physical constraints and lack of room for growth. For example, Katy ZCTAs 77449 and 77450 are the densest in terms of housing at over 1,200 units per square mile. It makes sense that areas of sparser development to the south and west are also those that show currently strong growth.

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