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Itasca, TX

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Overview


Itasca is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,767 people and just one neighborhood, Itasca is the 715th largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Itasca is a blue-collar town, with 45.46% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Itasca is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Itasca who work in office and administrative support (11.22%), sales jobs (10.44%), and food service (9.27%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Itasca’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Itasca 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.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Itasca is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.81% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Itasca in 2018 was $26,577, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,308 for a family of four. However, Itasca contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Itasca is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Itasca 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 Itasca, accounting for 43.51% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Itasca residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Itasca include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Itasca is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

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.

People

There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.0%) living in the neighborhood.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 31 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.6% 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 Itasca are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 34.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 33.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.0%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (11.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Itasca, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (25.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.8%), and residents who report English roots (7.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.2%).

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (86.1%) 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 (7.8%) . 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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