Kingsbury is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 137 people and just one neighborhood, Kingsbury is the 1034th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Kingsbury was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Kingsbury economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Kingsbury, where the median household income is $75,956.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Kingsbury is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.94% of the Kingsbury workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Kingsbury is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kingsbury who work in sales jobs (8.82%), food service (7.35%), and healthcare suport services (5.88%).
The overall crime rate in Kingsbury is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Residents will find that the city 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, Kingsbury is worth considering.
One downside of living in Kingsbury, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.69 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Kingsbury doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Kingsbury ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Kingsbury, 41.28% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Kingsbury in 2022 was $27,332, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,328 for a family of four. However, Kingsbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kingsbury is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kingsbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kingsbury residents report their race to be White. Kingsbury also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kingsbury include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Kingsbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 40.8% 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.
In addition, owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 97.8% of neighborhoods in America.
Furthermore, 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 94.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 12.3% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.3% of all neighborhoods in America.
The neighborhood stands out within Texas for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.3% of college-friendly places to live in TX. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 22.5% have English 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 Kingsbury are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 53.4% of America'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 manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.2%), and 6.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (17.0%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Kingsbury, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (22.5%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (20.9%), and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (16.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (15.2%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.6%), among others.
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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. However, there is also a significant group of residents (12.3%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (80.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (6.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.