Overview Kemah is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,562 people and just one neighborhood, Kemah is the 675th largest community in Texas. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some cities, Kemah isn鈥檛 mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kemah are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kemah is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kemah who work in sales jobs (15.61%), food service (9.48%), and management occupations (9.48%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.11% 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. Setting & Lifestyle Kemah is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day. Kemah Demographics The overall education level of Kemah citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.00% of adults in Kemah have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Kemah in 2022 was $41,785, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,140 for a family of four. However, Kemah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kemah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kemah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kemah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kemah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.84% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Kemah include German, English, Irish, Welsh, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Kemah's cultural character, accounting for 15.73% of the city鈥檚 population. The most common language spoken in Kemah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.