Edgecliff Village is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,742 people and just one neighborhood, Edgecliff Village is the 456th largest community in Texas.
Edgecliff Village is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Edgecliff Village is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edgecliff Village who work in management occupations (14.67%), office and administrative support (11.11%), and teaching (7.61%).
Also of interest is that Edgecliff Village has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.92% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Edgecliff Village doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Edgecliff Village who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.39% of adults in Edgecliff Village have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Edgecliff Village in 2022 was $36,969, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,876 for a family of four. However, Edgecliff Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Edgecliff Village is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Edgecliff Village 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 Edgecliff Village, accounting for 39.66% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Edgecliff Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edgecliff Village include English, German, Irish, European, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Edgecliff Village's cultural character, accounting for 16.55% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Edgecliff Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Edgecliff Village, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 Edgecliff Village are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.2% 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 54.6% 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, 41.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 33.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (12.7%), and 12.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 69.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (23.6%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Edgecliff Village, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (29.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report German roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.6%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (5.0%), among others. In addition, 16.6% 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 (40.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.4%) 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 (10.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.