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Whitewright, TX

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Overview


Whitewright is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,814 people and just one neighborhood, Whitewright is the 693rd largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Whitewright is a blue-collar town, with 37.50% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Whitewright is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whitewright who work in office and administrative support (15.09%), teaching (9.45%), and business and financial occupations (8.84%).

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Whitewright is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Whitewright, the average commute to work is 32.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Whitewright doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Whitewright who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.55% of the adults in Whitewright have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Whitewright in 2022 was $33,413, 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 $133,652 for a family of four. However, Whitewright contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whitewright is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Whitewright home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitewright residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Whitewright include Irish, German, English, French, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Whitewright is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.

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 Whitewright, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Whitewright are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.6% 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 51.6% 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, 37.2% 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 34.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.7%), and 14.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.2% of households.

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 Whitewright, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report German roots (13.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.2%) 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 (10.2%) . 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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