Because of many things, Abernathy is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Abernathy 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, Abernathy has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Abernathy’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Abernathy is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Abernathy is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.69% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Abernathy in 2022 was $28,433, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,732 for a family of four. However, Abernathy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Abernathy is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abernathy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abernathy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Abernathy also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.86% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Abernathy include German, Irish, English, Greek, and European.
The most common language spoken in Abernathy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
