Bardwell is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 650 people and just one neighborhood, Bardwell is the 907th largest community in Texas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bardwell is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.42% of the Bardwell workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bardwell is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bardwell who work in sales jobs (15.68%), office and administrative support (13.94%), and management occupations (12.89%).
One downside of living in Bardwell, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.64 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Bardwell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Bardwell have a very low rate of college education: just 7.51% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Bardwell in 2022 was $20,588, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,352 for a family of four. However, Bardwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bardwell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bardwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bardwell, accounting for 36.68% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bardwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bardwell include Irish, German, Scots-Irish, Czech, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Bardwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
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 95.2% of all neighborhoods in America, with 30.5% 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, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 26 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.4% 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 neighborhood in Bardwell are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.9% 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 61.8% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 35.4% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.5%), and 14.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 72.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Bardwell, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (32.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.8%), among others. In addition, 10.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.8%) 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 (12.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.