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St. Hedwig, TX

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Overview


St. Hedwig is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,319 people and just one neighborhood, St. Hedwig is the 612th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in St. Hedwig, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to St. Hedwig, and putting down their money on brand new construction. St. Hedwig’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. St. Hedwig does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $117,617.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Hedwig is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Hedwig is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Hedwig who work in management occupations (12.07%), teaching (11.25%), and sales jobs (8.79%).

Also of interest is that St. Hedwig has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in St. Hedwig telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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

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

In St. Hedwig, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The population of St. Hedwig is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.25% of adults in St. Hedwig have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in St. Hedwig in 2022 was $46,162, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,648 for a family of four.

St. Hedwig is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Hedwig home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Hedwig residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. St. Hedwig also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Hedwig include Polish, German, Irish, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in St. Hedwig is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish 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 St. Hedwig, 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.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 43.3% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 17.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 St. Hedwig are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 74.3% 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, 42.6% 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 26.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.6%), and 9.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

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 87.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish and Italian.

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 St. Hedwig, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (24.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (19.9%), and residents who report Polish roots (18.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.9%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.5%) 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 (9.3%) . 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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