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Olmito, TX

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Overview


Olmito is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,021 people and just one neighborhood, Olmito is the 820th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Olmito, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Olmito, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Olmito’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Olmito does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $33,813.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Olmito is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Olmito is a town of service providers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Olmito who work in management occupations (22.29%), food service (18.86%), and maintenance occupations (12.29%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Olmito, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.

Demographics

In Olmito, just 12.74% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Olmito in 2022 was $12,947, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $51,788 for a family of four. Olmito also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 54.29% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Olmito is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Olmito 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 Olmito, accounting for 95.85% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Olmito residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Olmito include German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Olmito's cultural character, accounting for 42.25% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Olmito is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Olmito, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.3% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Texas, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Texas.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 72.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 66.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Olmito are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 26.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.4% 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, 52.7% 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 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (11.3%), and 11.0% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 66.9% of households. Some people also speak English (30.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Olmito, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (72.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (5.7%), and residents who report English roots (4.8%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.6%), along with some Asian ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 28.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 (56.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (77.9%) 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 (10.5%) . 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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