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Evadale, TX

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Overview


Evadale is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,246 people and just one neighborhood, Evadale is the 781st largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Evadale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.59% of Evadale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Evadale is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Evadale who work in sales jobs (17.76%), healthcare (12.86%), and office and administrative support (9.39%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.73% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Evadale is worth considering.

One downside of living in Evadale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Evadale, the average commute to work is 34.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The population of Evadale has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.58% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Evadale in 2022 was $36,769, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,076 for a family of four. However, Evadale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Evadale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evadale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Evadale include French, Irish, Dutch, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Evadale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.0% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

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 Evadale are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 37.6% 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 33.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.1%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.0%).

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 Evadale, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (14.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report German roots (3.6%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (86.7%) 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 (6.3%) . 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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