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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy median real estate price is $167,690, which is less expensive than 78.5% of Texas neighborhoods and 84.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The average rental price in Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy is currently $1,527, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 70.0% of Texas neighborhoods.

Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Houston, Texas.

Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) apartment complexes/high-rise apartments and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.

Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy has a 13.1% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 73.0% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy 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 62.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.9% of American neighborhoods.

People

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 93.7% of the adult residents in the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

Modes of Transportation

In the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 22.3% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 63.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 62.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

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 Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood in Houston are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.3% 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 Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood, 62.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 17.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (10.4%), and 8.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 62.0% of households. Some people also speak English (37.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood in Houston, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (63.2%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (3.1%), and residents who report African roots (3.1%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (1.7%). In addition, 32.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 Orange Grove Dr / Eastex Fwy neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.9%) 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 (22.3%) . 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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