The Katy Area offers employers a growing, energized, and world class talent and workforce base with high educational attainment. A majority of existing employers rate the Katy Area workforce as available, high quality, and productive.
Employment - Katy Area (Katy ISD)
|
|
1990 Census |
% |
2000 Census |
% |
Spring 2010 |
|
2015 Projection |
% |
1990 to 2000 |
2010 to 2015 |
|
Age 16 + Population |
57,659 |
|
99,548 |
|
177,615 |
|
254,161 |
|
72.6% |
43.1% |
|
In Labor Force |
44,779 |
77.7% |
72,616 |
73.0% |
131,725 |
74.2% |
188,157 |
74.0% |
62.2% |
42.8% |
|
Employed |
43,275 |
96.6% |
69,658 |
95.9% |
125,100 |
95.0% |
178,892 |
95.1% |
61.0% |
43.0% |
|
Unemployed |
1,470 |
3.3% |
2,864 |
3.9% |
6,254 |
4.8% |
8,675 |
4.6% |
94.8% |
38.7% |
|
In Armed Forces |
32 |
0.1% |
94 |
0.1% |
372 |
0.3% |
591 |
0.3% |
194.4% |
58.8% |
|
Not In Labor Force |
12,880 |
22.3% |
26,931 |
27.1% |
45,890 |
25.8% |
66,004 |
26.0% |
109.1% |
43.8% |
Educational Attainment - Katy Area (Katy ISD)
|
|
1990 Census |
% |
2000 Census |
% |
Spring 2010 |
% |
2015 Projection |
% |
1990 to 2000 |
2010 to 2015 |
|
Age 25+ Population |
49,050 |
|
84,740 |
|
151,995 |
|
217,224 |
|
72.8% |
42.9% |
|
Grade K - 8 |
1,470 |
3.0% |
2,096 |
2.5% |
5,573 |
3.7% |
7,965 |
3.7% |
42.6% |
42.9% |
|
Grade 9 - 12 |
3,089 |
6.3% |
4,664 |
5.5% |
6,830 |
4.5% |
8,728 |
4.0% |
51.0% |
27.8% |
|
High School Graduate |
10,132 |
20.7% |
15,662 |
18.5% |
34,259 |
22.5% |
56,106 |
25.8% |
54.6% |
63.8% |
|
Some College, No Degree |
13,265 |
27.0% |
21,252 |
25.1% |
33,237 |
21.9% |
44,754 |
20.6% |
60.2% |
34.7% |
|
Associates Degree |
3,242 |
6.6% |
5,502 |
6.5% |
10,878 |
7.2% |
15,847 |
7.3% |
69.7% |
45.7% |
|
Bachelor's Degree |
13,236 |
27.0% |
24,831 |
29.3% |
43,252 |
28.5% |
59,783 |
27.5% |
87.6% |
38.2% |
|
Graduate Degree |
4,613 |
9.4% |
10,073 |
11.9% |
17,966 |
11.8% |
24,039 |
11.1% |
118.4% |
33.8% |
|
No Schooling Completed |
|
|
662 |
0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
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Source: Sites on Texas, 2011