Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia median real estate price is $68,140, which is less expensive than 97.6% of Texas neighborhoods and 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia is currently $1,129, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 91.7% of Texas neighborhoods.
Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Donna, Texas.
Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) mobile homes and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 19.2%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 86.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (12.0%). This can occur in vacation areas, and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. If you live here year round, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
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 Donna, the Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 53.1% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
The Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.1% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (64.4%) than found in 97.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 94.8% of the adult residents in the Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 80.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 69.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood in Donna are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 64.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.8% 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 Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood, 29.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (24.3%), and 17.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 69.0% of households. Some people also speak English (31.0%).
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 Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood in Donna, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (80.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.6%), and residents who report Spanish roots (4.0%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (2.1%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (1.4%), among others. In addition, 22.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Lunar Heights Colonia / Villa Donna Colonia neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (73.9%) 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 (20.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.