Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia median real estate price is $139,742, which is less expensive than 86.0% of Texas neighborhoods and 90.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia is currently $1,110, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 92.5% of Texas neighborhoods.
Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Palmview, Texas.
Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia, the current vacancy rate is 1.9%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 86.4% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Palmview, the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood stands out by having 92.5% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.8% of all American neighborhoods.
The Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (67.0%) than found in 98.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood than in 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 92.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 87.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood in Palmview are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 67.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood, 44.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.6%), and 5.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 87.0% of households. Some people also speak English (13.0%).
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 Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood in Palmview, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (92.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (1.2%). In addition, 34.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Chihuahua / Nuevo Penitas Colonia neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (92.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.