Nixon is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,378 people and just one neighborhood, Nixon is the 602nd largest community in Texas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Nixon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 71.51% of the Nixon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Nixon is a city of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nixon who work in office and administrative support (9.35%), sales jobs (5.18%), and food service (4.68%).
As is often the case in a small city, Nixon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Nixon ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 2.27% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Nixon in 2022 was $22,781, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,124 for a family of four. However, Nixon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nixon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nixon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Nixon, accounting for 86.23% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Nixon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nixon include Scottish, German, Irish, Polish, and English.
In addition, Nixon has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.53%).
The most common language spoken in Nixon is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
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.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 59.2% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.8% of American neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.3% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 20 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.6% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 63.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
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 Nixon are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.6% 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 72.9% of America'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, 59.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 18.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (12.7%), and 7.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 52.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (47.5%).
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 Nixon, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (63.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (6.9%), and residents who report English roots (2.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.4%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.0%), among others. In addition, 18.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (35.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (85.2%) 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 (6.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.