2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Liberty, TX vs Katy, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Katy, is 114% more than it is in Liberty and is 40% above the National Average.
- Liberty unemployment rate is 11.3%.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Liberty, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate11.3%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.1%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%32.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,608$44,090$37,638
 Household Income$53,734$115,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,792$128,381$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Liberty, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.2%3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K20.5%2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.3%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%3.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.1%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%17.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Liberty, TXKaty, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%26.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library1.9%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.8%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.2%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.8%7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Liberty    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Most housing here is owned by skum lords who will find an RV for $500 and rent it out $600 a month. None of the housing I have seen have properly working amenities or  More

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Over 8 years ago

Job growth consists of Walmart Mc Donalds and gas stations which none offer livable wage and do offer the worst employment environment. Being the majority of the  More

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

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 3 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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