Texas Ranked #1 for Growth and Household Income

A recently released survey ranked Texas No. 1 in the nation for growth rate and household income, recognized Hispanic households as the segment of the population with the most significant increase, and included four areas in Texas that are among a list of nine of the notable high growth areas in the United States.

Two are right here in Houston.

The survey was released by Little Rock, Arkansas-based Gadberry Group, included Katy and Atascocita as two of the nation’s key areas based on an increase in growth rate and household income.

Information on Katy and Atascocita included in the report is as follows:

• Since 2000, households in Atascocita - which ranked second on the list - grew 108 percent, from 11,475 to 23,917, according to the new study.
• In addition, the study found that average household income grew from $79,054 to $99,272.
• Katy was one of the Top 25 candidates in 2008 and occupies the No. 5 position on 2009’s list. The area added 15,699 households since 2000, increasing from 6,585 households in 2000 to 22,284 households in 2008.
• Katy tied with Mansfield, an area south of Arlington, for the highest percentage of children compared to total population at 42 percent. It is also the most ethnically diverse of this year’s places, with no ethnic group having less than 6 percent of total households and all major ethnic groups growing more than 150 percent since 2000.

Gadberry’s research reports that the population of Hispanic households increased 278 percent. If you would like additional research information please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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