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Panhandle, TX

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Overview


Panhandle is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,361 people and just one neighborhood, Panhandle is the 593rd largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Panhandle isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Panhandle are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Panhandle is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Panhandle who work in management occupations (21.05%), office and administrative support (10.26%), and teaching (10.07%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Panhandle is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Panhandle 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Panhandle has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Panhandle’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Panhandle is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The overall education level of Panhandle citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.75% of adults in Panhandle have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Panhandle in 2018 was $34,593, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,372 for a family of four. However, Panhandle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Panhandle is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Panhandle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Panhandle residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Panhandle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.81% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Panhandle include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

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

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.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you are planning to retire in Texas, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Texas, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.0% of neighborhoods in TX. If a Texas retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 3.9% have Native American ancestry.

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 Panhandle are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 64.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.3% 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, 50.2% 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 18.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.6%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Panhandle, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (14.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report English roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.6%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (5.3%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (81.2%) 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 (10.7%) . 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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