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Katy, TX vs Montgomery, TX

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- Household income in Montgomery, is 20% less than it is in Katy and is 25% above the National Average.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Montgomery unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Katy, TXMontgomery, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,090  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$92,583$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,381  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Katy, TXMontgomery, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Katy, TXMontgomery, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock8.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.6%13.1%
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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Reviews for Montgomery    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Montgomery is a wonderful place to  More

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Summers on Lake Conroe are lovely casual, quaint, but extremely humid, hot and buggy. Temperatures reach as high as 105% in August and September. Summers last from June  More

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Nice large lake with plenty or room to ski, boat, and fish. We have many beautiful homes in established and new neighborhoods surrounding the lake and a national forest  More

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