Converse is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,508 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Converse is the 198th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Converse is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Converse is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Converse who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.54%), sales jobs (12.48%), and management occupations (6.87%).

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

There are many members of the armed forces living in Converse. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Converse is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Converse, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.03% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Converse 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.

Converse Information and Demographics

The education level of Converse citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.97% of adults in Converse have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Converse in 2000 was $18,949, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,796 for a family of four.

Converse is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Converse home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Converse is White, followed by African-American. Converse also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.89% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Converse include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

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