Bee Cave profile

Living in Bee Cave

Bee Cave is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,292 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Bee Cave is the 418th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Bee Cave was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bee Cave economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bee Cave, where the median household income is $121,708.00.

Bee Cave home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Bee Cave real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Bee Cave is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bee Cave is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bee Cave who work in management occupations (22.60%), sales jobs (14.61%), and office and administrative support (10.97%).

Also of interest is that Bee Cave 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 Bee Cave telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.62% 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.

In addition, Bee Cave is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Bee Cave is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bee Cave a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bee Cave has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bee Cave’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

As is often the case in a small city, Bee Cave doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Bee Cave. 67.23% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bee Cave in 2010 was $50,320, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,280 for a family of four.

Bee Cave is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bee Cave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bee Cave residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bee Cave also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bee Cave include English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Bee Cave is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.