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Bluff Dale, TX

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Overview


Bluff Dale is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 151 people and just one neighborhood, Bluff Dale is the 1029th largest community in Texas.

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

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Bluff Dale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.67% of Bluff Dale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bluff Dale is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bluff Dale who work in management occupations (30.00%), business and financial occupations (23.33%), and office and administrative support (0.00%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Bluff Dale’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

In Bluff Dale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bluff Dale, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bluff Dale is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.82% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bluff Dale in 2018 was $24,991, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,964 for a family of four.

The people who call Bluff Dale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bluff Dale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bluff Dale include German, British, Italian, Irish, and Swedish.

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

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

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 98.0% 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.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 12 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.7% of America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 20.6% have English 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 Bluff Dale are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 10.4% 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 50.6% 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 neighborhood, 40.6% 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 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.7%), and 16.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Bluff Dale, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (20.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.9%), and residents who report German roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (7.0%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (4.4%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (30.8% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (72.6%) 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 (15.1%) . 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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