Venus is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 7,528 people and two associated neighborhoods, Venus is the 421st largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Venus, 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 Venus, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Venus’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Venus does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $97,039.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Venus is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Venus is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Venus who work in office and administrative support (13.17%), teaching (12.97%), and healthcare suport services (9.08%). One downside of living in Venus, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.68 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Venus doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Venus who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.96% of the adults in Venus have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Venus in 2022 was $26,152, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,608 for a family of four. However, Venus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Venus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Venus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Venus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Venus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.33% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Venus include English, German, Irish, Jamaican, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Venus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
