Alvarado is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,225 people and five associated neighborhoods, Alvarado is the 396th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Alvarado, 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 Alvarado, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Alvarado’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Alvarado does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $71,296.00.Alvarado is a blue-collar town, with 40.19% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Alvarado is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alvarado who work in office and administrative support (10.31%), teaching (8.65%), and maintenance occupations (5.90%). In Alvarado, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Alvarado does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Alvarado, just 9.73% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Alvarado in 2022 was $27,740, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,960 for a family of four. However, Alvarado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Alvarado is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alvarado home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alvarado residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Alvarado also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Alvarado include German, Irish, English, European, and Other Subsaharan African. The most common language spoken in Alvarado is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
