Petrolia - Byers is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,429 people and just one neighborhood, Petrolia - Byers is the 425th largest community in Texas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Petrolia - Byers is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.10% of the Petrolia - Byers workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Petrolia - Byers is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Petrolia - Byers who work in office and administrative support (11.98%), management occupations (11.53%), and sales jobs (10.04%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Petrolia - Byers has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Petrolia - Byers a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Petrolia - Byers is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Petrolia - Byers who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.99% of the adults in Petrolia - Byers have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Petrolia - Byers in 2022 was $38,879, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,516 for a family of four. However, Petrolia - Byers contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Petrolia - Byers is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Petrolia - Byers home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Petrolia - Byers residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Petrolia - Byers also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.41% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Petrolia - Byers include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Petrolia - Byers is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 9 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.0% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Texas, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Texas.
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 Petrolia - Byers are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.2% 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 63.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.9% 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 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.7%), and 15.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.8%).
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 neighborhood in Petrolia - Byers, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (12.4%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (9.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.7%), 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 (49.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.7%) 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 (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.