It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Atascosa has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Atascosa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Atascosa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Atascosa may be for you.
Being a small town, Atascosa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Atascosa have a very low rate of college education: just 9.75% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Atascosa in 2022 was $25,646, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,584 for a family of four. However, Atascosa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Atascosa is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Atascosa 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 Atascosa, accounting for 80.49% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Atascosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Atascosa include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Atascosa's cultural character, accounting for 15.30% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Atascosa is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
