Westgate Acres / Bel-Air median real estate price is $210,644, which is more expensive than 40.6% of the neighborhoods in Texas and 30.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Westgate Acres / Bel-Air is currently $1,809, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 44.4% of Texas neighborhoods.
Westgate Acres / Bel-Air is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Midland, Texas.
Westgate Acres / Bel-Air real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Westgate Acres / Bel-Air has a 13.0% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 70.1% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Midland, the Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Astoundingly, the Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of divorcees living here than of any neighborhood, a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. This may be because people living here divorce more often than others, or that divorced people move here after they become divorced. If you are divorced, you will be in good company in this particular Midland neighborhood.
Did you know that the Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood in Midland are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 79.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 77.7% of America'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 Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood, 33.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.0%), and 17.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood is English, spoken by 72.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (26.4%).
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 Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood in Midland, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (46.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.2%), and residents who report Native American roots (4.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (3.9%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 10.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Westgate Acres / Bel-Air neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.9%) 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 (13.8%) . 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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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.
Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to TX* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Alamo J H School
3800 W Storey Ave Midland, TX 79703 |
07-08 | ||
Bonham Elementary School
909 Bonham St Midland, TX 79703 |
PK-06 | ||
Goddard J H School
2500 Haynes Ave Midland, TX 79705 |
07-08 | ||
Jones Elementary School
4919 Shadylane Dr Midland, TX 79703 |
PK-06 | ||
Lee H S School
3500 Neely Ave Midland, TX 79707 |
09-12 | ||
Midland H S School
906 W Illinois Ave Midland, TX 79701 |
09-12 | ||
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School
6000 Riverfront Dr Midland, TX 79706 |
PK-06 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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