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Manvel, TX
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Living in Manvel



Manvel is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,803 people and five associated neighborhoods, Manvel is the 251st largest community in Texas. Manvel has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Manvel, where the median household income is $105,188.00.

A relatively large number of people in Manvel telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Manvel is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Manvel really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Manvel perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Manvel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Manvel, the average commute to work is 37.68 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Manvel is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Manvel are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.42% of adults in Manvel have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Manvel in 2022 was $41,747, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,988 for a family of four.

Manvel is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manvel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manvel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Manvel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Manvel include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Ukrainian.

The most common language spoken in Manvel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.