Pilot Point is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,884 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pilot Point is the 419th largest community in Texas. Pilot Point 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 Pilot Point, where the median household income is $79,128.00. Pilot Point real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Pilot Point house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Pilot Point isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pilot Point are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pilot Point is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pilot Point who work in office and administrative support (18.44%), management occupations (17.34%), and teaching (11.94%). Also of interest is that Pilot Point has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Pilot Point 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, Pilot Point really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pilot Point 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. One downside of living in Pilot Point is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pilot Point, the average commute to work is 30.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Pilot Point 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.In terms of college education, Pilot Point is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.12% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pilot Point in 2022 was $36,859, 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 $147,436 for a family of four. Pilot Point is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pilot Point home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pilot Point residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pilot Point also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pilot Point include English, Irish, German, Danish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Pilot Point is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
