About Bertram

Bertram is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,161 people and just one neighborhood, Bertram is the 684th largest community in Texas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bertram is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.2% of the Bertram workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Bertram is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bertram who work in sales jobs (10.52%), office and administrative support jobs (9.90%), and teaching (4.12%).

In Bertram, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Bertram is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Bertram Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bertram ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.25% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bertram in 2000 was $14,132, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,528 for a family of four.

Bertram is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bertram home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bertram is White, followed by Native American. Bertram also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.62% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bertram include German, Irish, English, and Scotch-Irish.

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