El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez median real estate price is $239,765, which is more expensive than 38.8% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 28.6% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez is currently $1,095, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 95.8% of Texas neighborhoods.
El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Rio Grande City, Texas.
El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez 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.
El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez has a 13.0% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 72.5% 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.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 29 residents per square mile, El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez neighborhood has more Mexican and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 93.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry and 1.3% have Swiss ancestry.
El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 81.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 98.7% 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 El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez neighborhood in Rio Grande City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 43.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez neighborhood, 33.8% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 32.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.5%), and 12.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 81.3% of households. Some people also speak English (18.7%).
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 El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez neighborhood in Rio Grande City, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (93.8%). There are also a number of people of Swiss ancestry (1.3%). In addition, 24.3% 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 El Rancho Vela / Sammy Martinez neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.7%) 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 (10.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.