New Caney is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 37,505 people and six associated neighborhoods, New Caney is the largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in New Caney was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local New Caney economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in New Caney, where the median household income is $79,162.00.When you are in New Caney, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.08% of New Caney’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, New Caney is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Caney who work in office and administrative support (10.36%), sales jobs (9.04%), and management occupations (9.04%). One downside of living in New Caney is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Caney, the average commute to work is 34.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in New Caney with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.74% of adults in New Caney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in New Caney in 2022 was $31,830, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,320 for a family of four. However, New Caney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Caney is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Caney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Caney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Caney also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Caney include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, New Caney has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.04%). The most common language spoken in New Caney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
