One downside of living in Alvin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.84 minutes every day commuting to work.
Alvin 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.
The percentage of adults in Alvin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.83% of the adults in Alvin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alvin in 2022 was $32,214, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,856 for a family of four. However, Alvin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alvin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alvin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alvin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alvin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alvin include German, Irish, English, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Alvin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
