Ben Bolt is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,662 people and just one neighborhood, Ben Bolt is the 703rd largest community in Texas.
Ben Bolt is a blue-collar town, with 40.67% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Ben Bolt is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ben Bolt who work in healthcare (16.92%), teaching (11.92%), and healthcare suport services (9.71%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ben Bolt has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ben Bolt a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Ben Bolt is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Ben Bolt who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.77% of the adults in Ben Bolt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ben Bolt in 2022 was $28,442, 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 $113,768 for a family of four. However, Ben Bolt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ben Bolt is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ben Bolt 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 Ben Bolt, accounting for 74.17% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ben Bolt residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ben Bolt include German, Irish, Czechoslovakian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Ben Bolt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
In the neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 28.2% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.
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 94.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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, 66.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
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 Ben Bolt are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 93.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 38.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.4% 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, 47.9% 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 21.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.4%), and 11.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 60.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (38.3%).
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 Ben Bolt, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (66.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.3%), and some of the residents are also of South American ancestry (2.2%), along with some English ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (67.2%) 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.