About Windcrest

Windcrest is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,031 people and just one neighborhood, Windcrest is the 346th largest community in Texas.

Windcrest is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Windcrest is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Windcrest who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.32%), teaching (11.26%), and sales jobs (10.45%).

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

Windcrest is a major retirement destination. In fact, people 65 and over make up 37.11% of the population. For those considering a place to retire, Windcrest may be a good choice because much of the city's services and social community are oriented toward the over-65 demographic.

In addition, Windcrest is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Windcrest is a very car-oriented city. 97.34% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Windcrest 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. Windcrest has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Windcrest Information and Demographics

The education level of Windcrest citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 42.37% of adults in Windcrest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Windcrest in 2000 was $30,120, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,480 for a family of four.

Windcrest is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Windcrest home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Windcrest is White, followed by African-American. Windcrest also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.13% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Windcrest include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and French.

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