Fresno is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,486 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fresno is the 128th largest community in Texas. Fresno 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 Fresno, where the median household income is $89,442.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fresno is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fresno is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fresno who work in office and administrative support (13.17%), sales jobs (10.57%), and healthcare (5.99%). A relatively large number of people in Fresno telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.28% 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. One downside of living in Fresno, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.66 minutes every day commuting to work. Fresno is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Fresno are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.50% of adults in Fresno having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fresno in 2022 was $36,847, 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 $147,388 for a family of four. However, Fresno contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fresno is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fresno home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fresno residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Fresno also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fresno include African, English, Nigerian, German, and Italian. In addition, Fresno has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.45%). The most common language spoken in Fresno is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
