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Ganado, TX

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Overview


Ganado is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,007 people and just one neighborhood, Ganado is the 651st largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ganado is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 60.26% of the Ganado workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ganado is a city of construction workers and builders, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ganado who work in teaching (9.61%), food service (7.28%), and management occupations (6.72%).

Also of interest is that Ganado has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Ganado is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

As is often the case in a small city, Ganado doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Ganado has a very low overall level of education: only 8.54% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Ganado in 2022 was $26,852, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,408 for a family of four. However, Ganado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ganado is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ganado 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 Ganado, accounting for 63.07% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ganado residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ganado include Czech, German, Irish, English, and Welsh.

Ganado also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.72%.

The most common language spoken in Ganado is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Ganado, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 15 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 50.2% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 98.9% of American neighborhoods.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 33.6% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 95.3% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (22.0%) than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry and 1.8% have Canadian ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Ganado are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.7% 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 51.5% 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, 50.2% 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 25.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (12.0%), and 10.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (20.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Ganado, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (37.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.8%), and residents who report English roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (5.0%), along with some Canadian ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (33.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (73.7%) 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 (22.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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