Pilot Point is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,886 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pilot Point is the 419th largest community in Texas. Pilot Point real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Pilot Point house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pilot Point is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pilot Point is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pilot Point who work in office and administrative support (17.94%), sales jobs (10.21%), and food service (9.46%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.90% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Pilot Point doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Pilot Point is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.72% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pilot Point in 2022 was $33,244, 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 $132,976 for a family of four. However, Pilot Point contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pilot Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pilot Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pilot Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pilot Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pilot Point include German, Irish, English, French, and Swedish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Pilot Point's cultural character, accounting for 15.57% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Pilot Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
