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Sudan - Amherst, TX

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Overview


Sudan - Amherst is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,132 people and just one neighborhood, Sudan - Amherst is the 620th largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Sudan - Amherst, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.99% of Sudan - Amherst’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Sudan - Amherst is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sudan - Amherst who work in management occupations (11.97%), office and administrative support (11.49%), and teaching (8.55%).

Another important characteristic of Sudan - Amherst is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

The citizens of Sudan - Amherst are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.44% of adults in Sudan - Amherst have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Sudan - Amherst in 2018 was $25,679, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,716 for a family of four. However, Sudan - Amherst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sudan - Amherst is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sudan - Amherst 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 Sudan - Amherst, accounting for 55.63% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sudan - Amherst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sudan - Amherst include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Afghan.

In addition, Sudan - Amherst has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.36%).

The most common language spoken in Sudan - Amherst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

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

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 98.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

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 98.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Sudan - Amherst are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.9% of U.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, 30.1% 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 29.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.2%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 55.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (43.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Sudan - Amherst, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (52.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.7%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.0%), among others. In addition, 17.4% 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 (38.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (78.8%) 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 (13.3%) . 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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