Evadale is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,246 people and just one neighborhood, Evadale is the 781st largest community in Texas.
When you are in Evadale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.59% of Evadale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Evadale is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Evadale who work in sales jobs (17.76%), healthcare (12.86%), and office and administrative support (9.39%).
A relatively large number of people in Evadale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Evadale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Evadale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Evadale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Evadale may be for you.
One downside of living in Evadale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Evadale, the average commute to work is 34.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Evadale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Evadale has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.58% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Evadale in 2022 was $36,769, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,076 for a family of four. However, Evadale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Evadale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evadale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Evadale include French, Irish, Dutch, German, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Evadale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
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 Evadale, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 29 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
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 Evadale are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.6% 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 33.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.1%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.0%).
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 Evadale, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (14.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report German roots (3.6%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.7%), 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 between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (86.7%) 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 (6.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.