About Atascocita

Atascocita is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,981 people and just one neighborhood, Atascocita is the 68th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some towns , Atascocita isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Atascocita are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Atascocita is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Atascocita who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.89%), management occupations (15.77%), and sales jobs (13.32%).

Also of interest is that Atascocita has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Atascocita is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Atascocita really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Atascocita perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Atascocita, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

One notable thing about Atascocita is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Atascocita is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 96.9% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Atascocita is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.

Atascocita Information and Demographics

The education level of Atascocita citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.56% of adults in Atascocita have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Atascocita in 2000 was $25,962, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,848 for a family of four. However, Atascocita contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Atascocita is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Atascocita home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Atascocita is White, followed by African-American. Atascocita also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.15% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Atascocita include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Atascocita is English. Some people also speak Spanish.