Boerne is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 20,707 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Boerne is the 163rd largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Boerne was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Boerne economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Boerne, where the median household income is $82,982.00. Boerne home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Boerne real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Boerne is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Boerne is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boerne who work in office and administrative support (15.36%), management occupations (13.88%), and sales jobs (11.86%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.52% 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. The citizens of Boerne are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.05% of adults in Boerne have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Boerne in 2022 was $44,305, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,220 for a family of four. However, Boerne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boerne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Boerne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boerne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Boerne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boerne include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Boerne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
