It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Breckenridge 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. Breckenridge has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Breckenridge than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Breckenridge may be for you.
One of the benefits of Breckenridge is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Breckenridge doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Breckenridge with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.74% of adults in Breckenridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Breckenridge in 2018 was $23,264, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,056 for a family of four. However, Breckenridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Breckenridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Breckenridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Breckenridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Breckenridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Breckenridge include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Breckenridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
