Irving is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 254,715 people and 72 associated neighborhoods, Irving is the 11th largest community in Texas.
Irving real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Irving house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Irving 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: 14.03% 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.
One thing noticeable about Irving, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Irving is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Irving a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Irving is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The education level of Irving ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Irving, 40.52% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Irving in 2022 was $37,211, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,844 for a family of four. However, Irving contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Irving is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Irving 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 Irving, accounting for 43.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Irving residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Irving include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Irving's cultural character, accounting for 41.07% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Irving is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.