Fresno is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,486 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fresno is the 128th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fresno, 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 Fresno, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fresno’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fresno does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,448.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.52% 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.
In Fresno, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.76 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Fresno doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Fresno who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.82% of adults in Fresno have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fresno in 2022 was $36,231, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,924 for a family of four. However, Fresno contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fresno is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fresno home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fresno residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Fresno also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fresno include African, Nigerian, English, German, and Norwegian.
In addition, Fresno has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.48%).
The most common language spoken in Fresno is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.