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Kendleton, TX

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Overview


Kendleton is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 352 people and just one neighborhood, Kendleton is the 978th largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Kendleton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.68% of Kendleton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Kendleton is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Kendleton who work in management occupations (12.77%), maintenance occupations (11.70%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.51%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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

It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Kendleton 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. Kendleton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kendleton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kendleton may be for you.

One downside of living in Kendleton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kendleton, the average commute to work is 32.20 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Kendleton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Kendleton ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 2.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kendleton in 2022 was $50,121, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,484 for a family of four. However, Kendleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kendleton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kendleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kendleton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Kendleton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kendleton include African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

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 93.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Kendleton 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 85.0% of the neighborhoods in Texas. If you are considering retiring to Texas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

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 Kendleton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 30.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 36.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.3%), and 9.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (19.7%).

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 Kendleton, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (35.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.4%), and residents who report English roots (1.9%). In addition, 10.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.4%) 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 (6.7%) . 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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