Alvarado is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,225 people and five associated neighborhoods, Alvarado is the 396th largest community in Texas. Alvarado has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Alvarado, where the median household income is $71,296.00.Alvarado is a blue-collar town, with 40.19% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Alvarado is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alvarado who work in office and administrative support (10.31%), teaching (8.65%), and maintenance occupations (5.90%). One downside of living in Alvarado is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Alvarado, the average commute to work is 31.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Alvarado 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 population of Alvarado has a very low overall level of education: only 9.73% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Alvarado in 2022 was $27,740, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,960 for a family of four. However, Alvarado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alvarado is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alvarado home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alvarado residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alvarado also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alvarado include German, Irish, English, European, and Other Subsaharan African. The most common language spoken in Alvarado is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
