Venus is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,752 people and two associated neighborhoods, Venus is the 421st largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Venus was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Venus economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Venus, where the median household income is $94,612.00.When you are in Venus, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.69% of Venus’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Venus is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Venus who work in teaching (11.28%), office and administrative support (10.07%), and food service (7.73%). In Venus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Venus does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Venus with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.64% of adults in Venus have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Venus in 2022 was $25,797, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,188 for a family of four. However, Venus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Venus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Venus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Venus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Venus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Venus include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Scandinavian. The most common language spoken in Venus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
