New Caney is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 39,267 people and six associated neighborhoods, New Caney is the largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in New Caney, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to New Caney, and putting down their money on brand new construction. New Caney’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. New Caney does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $84,141.00.

A relatively large number of people in New Caney telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In New Caney, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.10 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of New Caney are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.45% of adults in New Caney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in New Caney in 2022 was $32,754, 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 $131,016 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 45.48% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Caney include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

New Caney also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.12%.

The most common language spoken in New Caney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.