Buda is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,030 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Buda is the 191st largest community in Texas. Buda 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 Buda, where the median household income is $111,179.00. Buda real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Buda house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Buda is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Buda is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buda who work in office and administrative support (15.89%), management occupations (12.67%), and business and financial occupations (11.68%). Also of interest is that Buda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Buda telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Buda is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Buda really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Buda perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Buda, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Buda does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Buda ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Buda, 49.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Buda in 2022 was $45,715, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,860 for a family of four. Buda is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Buda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Buda residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Buda also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Buda include German, English, Irish, Iraqi, and French. The most common language spoken in Buda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
