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Cockrell Hill, TX

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Overview


Cockrell Hill is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,686 people and just one neighborhood, Cockrell Hill is the 453rd largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cockrell Hill is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.06% of the Cockrell Hill workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cockrell Hill is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cockrell Hill who work in office and administrative support (14.07%), maintenance occupations (9.69%), and sales jobs (6.48%).

Setting & Lifestyle

In Cockrell Hill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Demographics

The citizens of Cockrell Hill have a very low rate of college education: just 9.96% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Cockrell Hill in 2018 was $24,208, 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 $96,832 for a family of four. However, Cockrell Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cockrell Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cockrell Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Cockrell Hill, accounting for 84.71% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Cockrell Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cockrell Hill include German, English, French, Polish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cockrell Hill's cultural character, accounting for 27.59% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Cockrell Hill is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Miao/Hmong.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 83.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 69.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Cockrell Hill are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 46.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.8%), and 13.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 69.2% of households. Some people also speak English (30.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Cockrell Hill, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (83.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (3.2%). In addition, 27.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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