Weslaco South median real estate price is $129,212, which is less expensive than 87.3% of Texas neighborhoods and 91.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Weslaco South is currently $935, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 98.4% of Texas neighborhoods.
Weslaco South is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Weslaco, Texas.
Weslaco South real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Weslaco South neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Weslaco South. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 22.6%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 89.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Weslaco, the Weslaco South neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Weslaco South (29.7%) than in 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the Weslaco South neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 80.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Weslaco South is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 69.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Weslaco South neighborhood in Weslaco are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.3% 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 60.8% 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 Weslaco South neighborhood, 43.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (13.3%), and 12.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Weslaco South neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 69.0% of households. Some people also speak English (30.4%).
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 Weslaco South neighborhood in Weslaco, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (80.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.0%), and residents who report English roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.3%), among others. In addition, 13.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Weslaco South neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (54.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (66.2%) 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 (29.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.