Mansfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 28,988 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Mansfield is the 85th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mansfield is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mansfield is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mansfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.69%), management occupations (15.14%), and sales jobs (12.53%).

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

Mansfield is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98.6% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Mansfield.

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

Mansfield Information and Demographics

The citizens of Mansfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 32.85% of adults in Mansfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mansfield in 2000 was $26,446, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,784 for a family of four. However, Mansfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mansfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mansfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mansfield is White, followed by African-American. Mansfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.45% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Mansfield include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Mansfield is English. Some people also speak Spanish.