Huffman is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,545 people and two associated neighborhoods, Huffman is the 226th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Huffman, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Huffman, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Huffman’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Huffman does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $85,442.00. Huffman real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Huffman house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Huffman is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.48% of the Huffman workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Huffman is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huffman who work in office and administrative support (9.07%), food service (8.58%), and management occupations (7.05%). Also of interest is that Huffman 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 Huffman telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.40% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Huffman has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Huffman has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Huffman than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Huffman may be for you. In Huffman, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.04 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Huffman doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Huffman is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.87% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Huffman in 2022 was $37,425, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,700 for a family of four. However, Huffman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Huffman is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Huffman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huffman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Huffman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Huffman include English, German, Irish, French, and British. The most common language spoken in Huffman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
