Bangs is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,543 people and just one neighborhood, Bangs is the 717th largest community in Texas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bangs is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.32% of the Bangs workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bangs is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bangs who work in office and administrative support (11.25%), sales jobs (9.85%), and management occupations (9.72%).
The overall crime rate in Bangs is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Being a small city, Bangs does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Bangs with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.96% of adults in Bangs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bangs in 2022 was $26,911, 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 $107,644 for a family of four. However, Bangs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bangs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bangs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bangs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bangs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.50% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bangs include European, German, Irish, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bangs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you are planning to retire in Texas, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Texas, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.7% of neighborhoods in TX. If a Texas retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
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 90.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Bangs are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 16.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.7% of U.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, 30.8% 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 30.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.2%), and 15.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (10.5%).
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 Bangs, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (14.5%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (9.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (59.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (12.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.