Heath is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,238 people and two associated neighborhoods, Heath is the 254th largest community in Texas. Heath 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 Heath, where the median household income is $216,160.00. Heath home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Heath real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Heath is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Heath is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Heath who work in management occupations (22.24%), sales jobs (12.90%), and business and financial occupations (12.62%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 25.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Heath 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, Heath really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Heath 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 Heath is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Heath, the average commute to work is 34.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Heath does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Heath is a pretty powerful place. 60.58% of the adults in Heath have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Heath in 2022 was $107,255, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $429,020 for a family of four. Heath is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Heath home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heath residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Heath also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Heath include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Heath is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
