The town 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, Fabens has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Fabens a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Fabens does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Fabens, just 8.13% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Fabens in 2018 was $17,747, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,988 for a family of four.
Fabens is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fabens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fabens, accounting for 93.29% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fabens residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Fabens include German, Irish, French, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Fabens's cultural character, accounting for 38.05% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Fabens is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
