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Huntsville, TX vs Katy, TX

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- Household income in Katy, is 224% more than it is in Huntsville and is 40% above the National Average.
- Huntsville unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Huntsville, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$16,722  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$115,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,256  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Huntsville, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Huntsville, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement13.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Huntsville    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I live and huntsville and I was born in huntsville I have lived here for most of my life and I am only  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up about an hour from here and when I moved back the job market led me toward Conroe but the cost of living made it worth the commute to and from Huntsville.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Huntsville, Texas is the home of Sam Houston State University, a small state-funded university that boasts the likes of Dan Rather and Dana Andrews as alumni. The  More

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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