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Santo, TX

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Overview


Santo is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 347 people and just one neighborhood, Santo is the 977th largest community in Texas.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Santo is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.02% of the Santo workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Santo is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Santo who work in teaching (24.89%), office and administrative support (16.03%), and maintenance occupations (14.35%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

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

Demographics

The overall education level of Santo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.90% of adults in Santo have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Santo in 2022 was $18,986, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,944 for a family of four.

The people who call Santo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Santo residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Santo include English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

The most common language spoken in Santo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian 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 Santo, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

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 99.2% of neighborhoods in TX. If a Texas retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Also, there is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (2.1%) living in the neighborhood.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 14 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.2% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

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 Santo are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% 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, 45.1% 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 20.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.2%), and 13.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

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 Santo, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.8%), and residents who report German roots (12.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (9.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (25.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (64.3%) 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 (17.4%) . 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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