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Woodcreek, TX

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Overview


Woodcreek is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,852 people and just one neighborhood, Woodcreek is the 682nd largest community in Texas.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Woodcreek is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Woodcreek is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodcreek who work in management occupations (14.29%), sales jobs (10.77%), and office and administrative support (9.41%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Woodcreek has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Woodcreek a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Woodcreek 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 citizens of Woodcreek are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.44% of adults in Woodcreek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Woodcreek in 2022 was $41,426, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,704 for a family of four. However, Woodcreek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Woodcreek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Indo-European and Spanish.

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

People

Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 25.4% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more British and Swiss ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.5% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry and 4.9% have Swiss 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 Woodcreek are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.0% 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 78.7% of America'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, 44.2% 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 24.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.9%), and 10.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Woodcreek, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (25.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (22.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (15.8%), and some of the residents are also of British ancestry (6.5%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (5.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (76.7%) 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 (6.8%) . 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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