Texas City is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 55,667 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Texas City is the 69th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Texas City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Texas City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Texas City is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Texas City who work in office and administrative support (9.29%), sales jobs (9.26%), and food service (9.02%). Texas City is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. In terms of college education, Texas City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.72% of adults 25 and older in Texas City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Texas City in 2022 was $31,361, 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 $125,444 for a family of four. However, Texas City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Texas City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Texas City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Texas City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Texas City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Texas City include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Texas City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
