Tomball Texas City Guide

Around 10,700 people lived in Tomball during 2010, and about 11,640 residents lived in the city during 2017. During this timeframe, the population changed around 8.3%.

47% of Tomball residents are men, and women comprise 53% of the city’s population. The median male age is 36, and the median female age is 42.

Tomball’s estimated median age is 40. For reference, this estimate is over Texas’s median of 34 and the U.S. median of 38. About 27% of the population is under 20 years old, and 23% of residents are between 20-39. 13% of residents are in their 40s. Over 23% of residents are between 50-69.

An estimated 87.5% of Tomball residents are White. 5.5% of the population is Black or African American, and 3.3% of the population identifies as Asian. Another 1.8% of residents are biracial or multiracial, and over 26% of residents have Latino or Hispanic heritage.

77.1% of Tomball residents speak English alone, which indicates less than 25% of the city’s population is bilingual or multilingual. Almost 20% of the population is fluent in Spanish, and 1.6% of Tomball residents know another Indo-European language.

11.4% of Tomball residents were born outside of the U.S. This reported percentage is lower than both statewide and national averages.

Students in Tomball can attend 16 elementaries, 4 middle schools, and 5 high school campuses within the city. 92.4% of adults have a high school diploma or a GED, so the local high school dropout rate is about 7.6%. This is comparably lower than the U.S. dropout rate of 12%.

22.8% of Tomball residents over 25 pursued some college education, and 9% have an associate’s degree. Over 30% of residents have a bachelor’s degree, while 10% have a professional or graduate degree. 1.9% of residents have a doctorate degree.

88% of the city’s students go to public educational facilities, and 12% go to private schools.

The median home value in Tomball, Texas is estimated to be $248K, which tracks as being expensive on a statewide level.

The bulk of properties in the city at 42.3% are worth between $132K-$263K, and another 9.7% of properties are worth under the $132K mark. From there, another 23% of properties range between $263K-$396K.

7.4% of properties are even more expensive and range between $396K-$527K. Another 5.8% of real estate in the city varies between $527K-$659K. 10% of Tomball properties are valued between $659K-$989K, and another 1.5% of Tomball real estate is worth over $989K. Some properties also range over $1.3 million.

Tomball’s home appreciation rate is also of note, seeing as between January 2010 and January 2020 real estate in the city appreciated 75.22%. This can be divided into an average annual home appreciation rate of 5.77%, which is among the top 10% of rates nationally.

Out of all of Tomball housing options, 46.8% of properties are owner-occupied, while 53.2% of residences are rented. The city’s vacancy rate tracks around 8.9%.

Tomball notably has a large percentage of new properties, seeing as 26.8% of residences were built after 2000. Another 56.5% of residences were constructed between 1970-1999, and 14.2% of housing options were built between 1940-1969. Just 2.5% of properties in Tomball were built in or before 1939.

Roughly 60% of properties in the city are single-family detached homes, and 25.6% of residences are apartment complexes. Less than 10% of other residences in Tomball are smaller apartment complexes, indicating that nearly 4% of properties in the city are condominiums and attached properties.

17% of Tomball residences have 1 bedroom, while 30.2% have 2 bedrooms. 31.4% of properties have 3 bedrooms, 18.8% have 4 bedrooms, and 2.6% of housing options have 5 or more bedrooms.

The median earnings per worker in Tomball is $54K per year, and $60K is the median household income. 5% of Tomball’s population is unemployed. 17.3% of the population lives in poverty, which equals over 1,900 residents.

At 18%, a sizable amount of Tomball residents make below $10K annually. 7% of residents earn between $10K-$15K, while 5% of the population earns between $15K-$20K. Another 29% of residents earn between $20K-$50K each year, and 20% of the population makes between $50K-$75K.

From there, 7% of residents earn between $75K-$100K, and an estimated 15% of the city’s population earns over $100K annually.