Sell your house in Katy: 28,373 residents, not a principal city, Central in Harris County
Cash Home Advisors buys houses in Katy. The Census estimate for July 1, 2025 is 28,373 residents. Most of that population is in Harris County, labeled Central in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro. OMB Bulletin 23-01 does not name Katy as a principal city of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro. Sell as-is, with no repairs. We pay all closing costs and can close in 7–14 days. No agent commissions. The offer is free, with no obligation, and a real person calls you back.
The city and the county
The Census name for this place is Katy city. It is an incorporated city. The resident population estimate for July 1, 2025 is 28,373 (column POPESTIMATE2025, level 162, file sub-est2025_48.csv; the file layout dates that column July 1, 2025).
The place crosses more than one county. The July 1, 2025 parts (level 157) are:
- Harris County: 14,913 residents in that part of the place (level 157). The July 2023 delineation labels it Central in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- Fort Bend County: 6,985 residents in that part of the place (level 157). The July 2023 delineation labels it Central in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- Waller County: 6,475 residents in that part of the place (level 157). The July 2023 delineation labels it Central in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Most of that estimate, 14,913 residents, is in Harris County. That county is labeled Central in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (CBSA 26420).
OMB Bulletin 23-01 does not name Katy as a principal city of Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Among the 28 incorporated places whose largest population share is in Harris County, Katy ranks 6 by the July 1, 2025 estimate.
The next smaller place is Bellaire city, with 17,434.
The counties in this metropolitan area in the July 2023 delineation file are: Brazoria County, Texas, labeled Central; Liberty County, Texas, labeled Outlying; Chambers County, Texas, labeled Outlying; Fort Bend County, Texas, labeled Central; Galveston County, Texas, labeled Outlying; Harris County, Texas, labeled Central; Austin County, Texas, labeled Outlying; Waller County, Texas, labeled Central; Montgomery County, Texas, labeled Outlying; San Jacinto County, Texas, labeled Outlying.
The principal cities Bulletin 23-01 names for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX are: Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Houston, Pasadena, Sugar Land, Texas City, The Woodlands. Source: list 2, July 2023 and Bulletin 23-01.
The Harris County appraisal-district record is on the Texas Comptroller county directory. That section says Last Updated: 09/25/2026. It names Adam Bogard as chief appraiser. The phone on that record is 713-957-7800. That is not Cash Home Advisors' phone. The record links to http://www.hcad.org/.
The Fort Bend County appraisal-district record is on the Texas Comptroller county directory. That section says Last Updated: 07/09/2026. It names Jordan Wise as chief appraiser. The phone on that record is 281-344-8623. That is not Cash Home Advisors' phone. The record links to http://www.fbcad.org/.
The Waller County appraisal-district record is on the Texas Comptroller county directory. That section says Last Updated: 06/23/2026. It names Becky Gurrola as chief appraiser. The phone on that record is 979-921-0060. That is not Cash Home Advisors' phone. The record links to http://www.waller-cad.org.
The same facts in Spanish are on compramoscasastx.com.
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