Agua Dulce is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 678 people and just one neighborhood, Agua Dulce is the 897th largest community in Texas.
Unlike some cities, Agua Dulce isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Agua Dulce are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Agua Dulce is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Agua Dulce who work in office and administrative support (15.00%), teaching (11.25%), and food service (9.38%).
Because of many things, Agua Dulce is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Agua Dulce a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Agua Dulce has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Agua Dulce’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
In Agua Dulce, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.39 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Agua Dulce does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Agua Dulce rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.57% of adults 25 and older in Agua Dulce have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Agua Dulce in 2022 was $24,184, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,736 for a family of four. However, Agua Dulce contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Agua Dulce is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Agua Dulce home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Agua Dulce, accounting for 70.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Agua Dulce residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Agua Dulce include German, Irish, French, Scottish, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in Agua Dulce is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 36 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 9.3% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Texas. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Agua Dulce are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 62.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 30.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 32.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.0%), and 18.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 69.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Agua Dulce, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (49.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.5%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (29.2% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (83.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.