Abernathy is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Abernathy’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small city, Abernathy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Abernathy is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.69% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Abernathy in 2018 was $28,433, 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 $113,732 for a family of four. However, Abernathy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Abernathy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abernathy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abernathy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Abernathy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Abernathy include German, Irish, English, Greek, and European.
The most common language spoken in Abernathy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
