Talented Workforce

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
Estimate

 

2015 Projection

%

1990 to 2000
% Change

2010 to 2015
% Change

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
Estimate

 %

2015 Projection

%

1990 to 2000
% Change

2010 to 2015
% Change

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%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Source: Sites on Texas, 2011