Katy (Texas)
Fort Bend County
48-38476
Katy is a city located in Fort Bend County, Waller County and Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.
Geography
The city is located in southeast Texas, off Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90 in the extreme southwestern corner of the county, dates back to the County Waller and Harris inside, away from the Gulf of Mexico about 105 miles and has a total of 27, 6 km ² without significant water surface.
History
Have 1890 served the town as a railroad depot. It was named after the short form KT Railroad of Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad, now a part of Union Pacific.
Demographic data
According to the census of 2000, there were 11,775 people in 3,888 households and 3,083 families. The population density was 426.1 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 83.98 % White, 4.24 % African American, 0.56 % Native American, 0.50 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 8.65 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.03% were Mixed Race and 23.75 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 3,888 households, 45.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 63.9 % were married couples living together. 10.9% were single mothers and 20.7 % were non-families. 17.4 % of all households were single-person households and 6.7 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37 persons to.
31.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 % from 18 to 24, 30.9% 25-44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.1 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 97.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 51,111, and the median income for a family $ 57,741. Males have a median income of $ 38,412 versus $ 33,004 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,192. 8.4% of the population and 7.0% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 9.1 % have children under the age of 18 and 6.5 % of those 65 or older.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Kimberly Caldwell, actress and singer
- Tyler Myers ( * 1990), a playing for Canada Ice Hockey Players
- Renée O'Connor, actress and director