Arp is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 972 people and two associated neighborhoods, Arp is the 845th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Arp isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Arp are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arp is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Arp who work in sales jobs (17.27%), office and administrative support (14.39%), and management occupations (6.47%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.12% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Arp has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Arp a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Arp, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.13 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Arp does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Arp, just 12.72% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Arp in 2022 was $24,749, 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 $98,996 for a family of four. However, Arp contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arp is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arp home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arp residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arp include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Arp is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
