Garwood - Nada is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,933 people and just one neighborhood, Garwood - Nada is the 660th largest community in Texas.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Garwood - Nada is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garwood - Nada is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Garwood - Nada who work in sales jobs (13.78%), management occupations (10.20%), and office and administrative support (10.08%).
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!) Garwood - Nada 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. Garwood - Nada has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Garwood - Nada than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Garwood - Nada may be for you.
One downside of living in Garwood - Nada is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Garwood - Nada, the average commute to work is 30.60 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Garwood - Nada does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Garwood - Nada has a very low overall level of education: only 9.97% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Garwood - Nada in 2022 was $18,190, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,760 for a family of four. However, Garwood - Nada contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garwood - Nada is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garwood - Nada home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garwood - Nada residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Garwood - Nada also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Garwood - Nada include German, Czech, Irish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Garwood - Nada is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 Garwood - Nada, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
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 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Our research reveals that 89.3% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.5% of 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 neighborhood in Garwood - Nada are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.6% 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 neighborhood, 29.5% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (20.7%), and 17.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (13.3%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Garwood - Nada, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (32.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (25.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (28.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (89.3%) 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 (7.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.