Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 median real estate price is $174,699, which is less expensive than 76.2% of Texas neighborhoods and 83.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 is currently $990, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 97.9% of Texas neighborhoods.
Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Palmview, Texas.
Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 has a 13.6% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 74.2% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are 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 Palmview, the Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 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 44.1% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.7% of American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 95.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 97.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 100.0% 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 Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood in Palmview are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.7% of U.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 Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood, 44.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 29.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (16.5%), and 10.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 97.0% of households. Some people also speak English (3.0%).
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 Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood in Palmview, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (95.2%). There are also a number of people of South American ancestry (1.5%). In addition, 39.3% 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 Basham Number 19 Colonia / Ebony Hollow Colonia Number 1 neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (85.1%) 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 (8.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.