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Most Expensive Elgin Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Utley / McDade |
| 2 | City Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Elgin NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Utley / McDade
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Elgin, TX Bastrop, Lexington, Manor, Paige, Thrall
POPULATION
5,790
| ELGIN INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 5,790 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 2,037 |
| ELGIN HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 62.15% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 30.49% |
| % VACANT | 7.36% |
| TYPE OF ELGIN HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 77.81% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.79% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 10.31% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 2.41% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.68% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF ELGIN HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.54% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 18.61% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 28.96% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 40.40% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 9.33% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.16% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.30% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 35.15% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 42.96% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 13.59% |
| ELGIN REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $135,143 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $577 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$92,000 | 29.22% |
| $92,001-$182,000 | 49.45% |
| $182,001-$366,000 | 18.01% |
| $366,001-$548,000 | 3.32% |
| $548,001-$732,000 | 0.00% |
| $732,001-$914,000 | 0.00% |
| $914,001-$1,371,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,371,001-$1,829,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,829,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Elgin | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.62% |
| 5 TO 17 | 21.21% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.88% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.93% |
| 35 TO 54 | 27.13% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.91% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 12.31% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 64.14% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 14.68% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $38,750 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $16,698 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.08% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (16.95%), Retail (13.61%), Public Service (10.92%), Construction (10.35%), Education (10.09%), Healthcare (6.67%), Other (6.64%), Accomodation (5.65%), Finance (3.07%), Wholesale (2.81%), Transportation (2.58%), Administration (2.20%), Agriculture (2.05%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 2.28% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 69.02% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 13.96% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.21% |
| ASIAN | 0.60% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 12.83% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 3.39% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 46.48% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (53.61%), Unclassified (19.84%), German (10.03%), United States or American (4.68%), Irish (3.68%), Swedish (2.07%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 16.32% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (51.30%) , Spanish (38.58%) |
Elgin is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,790 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Elgin is the 312nd largest community in Texas.
Elgin is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elgin is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elgin who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.44%), sales jobs (7.85%), and teaching (5.38%).
Elgin is a very car-oriented city. 98.11% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Elgin is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Elgin has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Elgin 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.
The percentage of adults in Elgin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.68% of the adults in Elgin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elgin in 2000 was $16,698, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,792 for a family of four.
Elgin is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elgin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elgin is White, followed by African-American. Elgin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.48% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Elgin include German, Irish, and Swedish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Elgin's cultural character, accounting for 16.32% of the city's population.
The most common language spoken in Elgin is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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