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Morgan's Point Resort, TX

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Overview


Morgan's Point Resort is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,772 people and just one neighborhood, Morgan's Point Resort is the 402nd largest community in Texas. Morgan's Point Resort has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Morgan's Point Resort, where the median household income is $77,000.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Morgan's Point Resort isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Morgan's Point Resort are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morgan's Point Resort is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morgan's Point Resort who work in office and administrative support (13.39%), teaching (10.43%), and healthcare (10.26%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Morgan's Point Resort is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Morgan's Point Resort’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Morgan's Point Resort, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Morgan's Point Resort does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of Morgan's Point Resort are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.82% of adults in Morgan's Point Resort have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Morgan's Point Resort in 2022 was $37,434, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,736 for a family of four. However, Morgan's Point Resort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Morgan's Point Resort is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morgan's Point Resort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morgan's Point Resort residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Morgan's Point Resort also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgan's Point Resort include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Morgan's Point Resort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 98.2% of neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Morgan's Point Resort is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in TX, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.9% of the neighborhoods in Texas. If you are considering retiring to Texas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Brazilian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Brazilian ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Morgan's Point Resort are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.0% 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, 40.1% 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 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.3%), and 12.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Morgan's Point Resort, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (18.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.6%), and residents who report English roots (15.3%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (6.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (71.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (88.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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