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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. 52.08% 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 professionals, construction workers and builders, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Bluff Dale who work in legal occupations (31.25%), farm management occupations (25.00%), and management occupations (16.67%).

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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bluff Dale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bluff Dale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bluff Dale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bluff Dale may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Bluff Dale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

Bluff Dale is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.56% of adults in Bluff Dale have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Bluff Dale in 2018 was $38,023, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,092 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, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

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 98.9% 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.

In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 69.4% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 12 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 96.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Lithuanian and Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Lithuanian ancestry and 4.0% have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this 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 75.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 54.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 46.3% 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 22.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.0%), and 14.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.6%).

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 (19.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.5%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (4.0%), 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 (30.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (71.3%) 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 (14.3%) . 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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