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Tuscola, TX

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Overview


Tuscola is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 838 people and just one neighborhood, Tuscola is the 859th largest community in Texas.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Tuscola isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tuscola are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tuscola is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tuscola who work in office and administrative support (15.51%), sales jobs (13.53%), and maintenance occupations (8.58%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Tuscola 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, Tuscola really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Tuscola 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.

Tuscola is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Tuscola citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.33% of adults 25 and older in Tuscola have a college degree.

The per capita income in Tuscola in 2018 was $25,012, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,048 for a family of four. However, Tuscola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

Astoundingly, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this single neighborhood has a higher concentration of married couples living here than 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Whether they have school-aged children or not, married couples are the rule in the neighborhood. If you are a married couple, you may find many people here with a similar lifestyle, and perhaps common interests. But if you are single, you might not find many other singles here.

In addition, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Texas. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.9% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Texas. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees and urban sophisticates.

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 Tuscola are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 83.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.5% 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 66.3% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 46.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.6%), and 7.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Tuscola, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.0%), and residents who report Mexican roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (50.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.4%) 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 (8.0%) . 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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