Tomball is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 13,585 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Tomball is the 224th largest community in Texas. Tomball real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Tomball house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tomball is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tomball is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tomball who work in management occupations (12.46%), business and financial occupations (11.08%), and office and administrative support (10.42%). Also of interest is that Tomball has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Tomball citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.81% of adults in Tomball have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tomball in 2022 was $37,154, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,616 for a family of four. However, Tomball contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tomball is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tomball home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tomball residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tomball also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tomball include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Tomball is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
