Ballinger is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,574 people and just one neighborhood, Ballinger is the 468th largest community in Texas.
Unlike some cities, Ballinger isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ballinger are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ballinger is a city of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ballinger who work in management occupations (13.71%), food service (13.24%), and teaching (11.47%).
As is often the case in a small city, Ballinger doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Ballinger is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.01% of adults 25 and older in Ballinger have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ballinger in 2022 was $25,263, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,052 for a family of four. However, Ballinger contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ballinger is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ballinger home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ballinger residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ballinger also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ballinger include German, Irish, English, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Ballinger is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
With more than 1.7% of residents living with a same sex partner, is truly a neighborhood that stands out from the rest in this regard. In fact, exclusive analysis by NeighborhoodScout reveals that this neighborhood has a greater concentration of same sex couples than 95.5% of 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 neighborhood in Ballinger are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 5.7% 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 62.4% 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, 34.4% 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 33.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.4%), and 12.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 83.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (16.0%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Ballinger, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (25.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (21.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.5%), along with some Spanish ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (86.4%) 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 (10.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.