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Mont Belvieu, TX

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Overview


Mont Belvieu is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,946 people and just one neighborhood, Mont Belvieu is the 297th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mont Belvieu, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mont Belvieu, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mont Belvieu’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mont Belvieu does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $132,010.00.

Mont Belvieu real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Mont Belvieu house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mont Belvieu is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mont Belvieu is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mont Belvieu who work in management occupations (23.71%), office and administrative support (14.66%), and business and financial occupations (7.50%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Mont Belvieu is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mont Belvieu a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mont Belvieu has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mont Belvieu’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

As is often the case in a small city, Mont Belvieu doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Mont Belvieu are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.85% of adults in Mont Belvieu have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mont Belvieu in 2018 was $50,664, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $202,656 for a family of four.

Mont Belvieu is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mont Belvieu home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mont Belvieu residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mont Belvieu also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.66% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mont Belvieu include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Mont Belvieu, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

The Neighbors

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 neighborhood in Mont Belvieu are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 86.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.6% 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, 46.6% 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 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.5%), and 10.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.0%).

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 Mont Belvieu, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (15.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (11.0%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.8%), among others.

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.9%) 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 (16.7%) . 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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