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Stratford - Texhoma, TX

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Overview


Stratford - Texhoma is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,799 people and just one neighborhood, Stratford - Texhoma is the 543rd largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Stratford - Texhoma is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.90% of the Stratford - Texhoma workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Stratford - Texhoma is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stratford - Texhoma who work in management occupations (18.35%), farm management occupations (10.16%), and sales jobs (9.22%).

Of important note, Stratford - Texhoma is also a town of artists. Stratford - Texhoma has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Stratford - Texhoma’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Stratford - Texhoma is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stratford - Texhoma 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, Stratford - Texhoma has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stratford - Texhoma’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Stratford - Texhoma spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.02 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Stratford - Texhoma are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.79% of adults in Stratford - Texhoma having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stratford - Texhoma in 2018 was $43,340, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,360 for a family of four. However, Stratford - Texhoma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stratford - Texhoma is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stratford - Texhoma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stratford - Texhoma residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Stratford - Texhoma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 42.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stratford - Texhoma include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.

Stratford - Texhoma also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.81%.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.0% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

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 3 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 64.3% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (23.7%) than in 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

The neighborhood stands out within Texas for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 7.2% of college-friendly places to live in TX. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and active retirees.

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 Stratford - Texhoma are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.1% 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, 30.4% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.2%), and 10.2% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 60.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (39.2%).

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 Stratford - Texhoma, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (39.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.0%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 17.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (64.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (68.5%) 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 (23.7%) and 6.1% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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