Alpine is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,039 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alpine is the 336th largest community in Texas.
Also of interest is that Alpine has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The overall crime rate in Alpine is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Alpine spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Alpine doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Alpine are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.22% of adults in Alpine 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 Alpine in 2022 was $32,912, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,648 for a family of four. However, Alpine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alpine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alpine 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 Alpine, accounting for 54.24% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Alpine residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alpine include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Alpine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.