Scurry is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 782 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scurry is the 896th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Scurry was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Scurry economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Scurry, where the median household income is $90,750.00.
Scurry real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Scurry house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.15% 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.
One downside of living in Scurry is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scurry, the average commute to work is 38.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Scurry is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Scurry is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.84% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Scurry in 2022 was $37,775, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,100 for a family of four. However, Scurry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Scurry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scurry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scurry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scurry include German, English, French, Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Scurry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.