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Cresson, TX

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Overview


Cresson is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,901 people and just one neighborhood, Cresson is the 758th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Cresson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Cresson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Cresson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Cresson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,455.00.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Cresson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.82% of Cresson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Cresson is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cresson who work in sales jobs (12.21%), management occupations (9.11%), and office and administrative support (7.95%).

Of important note, Cresson is also a city of artists. Cresson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cresson’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Cresson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cresson, the average commute to work is 37.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Cresson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Cresson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.75% of adults 25 and older in Cresson have a college degree.

The per capita income in Cresson in 2022 was $24,870, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,480 for a family of four. However, Cresson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cresson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cresson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cresson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cresson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cresson include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Cresson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Cresson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 44.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.8% of American neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Cresson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 54.6% 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, 44.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 21.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.0%), and 16.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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 87.1% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Cresson, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (16.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.5%), and residents who report German roots (6.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.3%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.6%) 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 (7.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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