Providence Village is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 7,812 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Providence Village is the 296th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Providence Village, 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 Providence Village, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Providence Village’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Providence Village does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $96,563.00.
Providence Village is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Providence Village is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Providence Village who work in management occupations (17.62%), business and financial occupations (13.02%), and sales jobs (10.80%).
Of important note, Providence Village is also a town of artists. Providence Village has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Providence Village’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.59% 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.
Because of many things, Providence Village is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Providence Village really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Providence Village perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Providence Village is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Providence Village, the average commute to work is 42.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Providence Village doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Providence Village are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.63% of adults in Providence Village have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Providence Village in 2018 was $32,223, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,892 for a family of four.
Providence Village is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Providence Village home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Providence Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Providence Village also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Providence Village include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European.
The most common language spoken in Providence Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.