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Scurry, TX
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Scurry profile


Living in Scurry



Scurry is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 782 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scurry is the 896th largest community in Texas. Scurry has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Scurry, where the median household income is $90,750.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% 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.

One downside of living in Scurry is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scurry, the average commute to work is 38.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Scurry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Scurry who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.84% of adults in Scurry have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Scurry in 2018 was $37,775, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,100 for a family of four. However, Scurry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Scurry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scurry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scurry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scurry include German, English, French, Irish, and European.

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


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