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Gunter, TX

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Overview


Gunter is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,400 people and just one neighborhood, Gunter is the 637th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Gunter was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gunter economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gunter, where the median household income is $98,000.00.

Gunter real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Gunter house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Gunter isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gunter are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gunter is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gunter who work in management occupations (14.81%), maintenance occupations (11.21%), and sales jobs (10.61%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Gunter is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Gunter a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Gunter has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Gunter’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Gunter, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.57 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Gunter doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The overall education level of Gunter citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.20% of adults in Gunter have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Gunter in 2018 was $37,025, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,100 for a family of four. However, Gunter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gunter is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gunter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gunter residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gunter also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gunter include English, Irish, German, French, and British.

The most common language spoken in Gunter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Gunter, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 7.7% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Texas. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Gunter are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 80.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.9% 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 79.1% 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, 46.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.3%), and 6.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (15.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Gunter, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (18.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (17.9%), and residents who report English roots (13.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (13.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.2%), among others. In addition, 10.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.1%) 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 (14.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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