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Tomball, TX
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Living in Tomball



Tomball is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 13,585 people and 17 constituent 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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 overall education level of Tomball citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.01% of adults in Tomball have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Tomball in 2018 was $33,154, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,616 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 26.01% 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.