Maxwell is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,272 people and just one neighborhood, Maxwell is the 525th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Maxwell was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Maxwell economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Maxwell, where the median household income is $85,568.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Maxwell is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.45% of the Maxwell workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Maxwell is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maxwell who work in business and financial occupations (12.36%), management occupations (11.96%), and healthcare (7.25%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.48% 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.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Maxwell is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small town, Maxwell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Maxwell rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.16% of adults 25 and older in Maxwell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Maxwell in 2022 was $43,973, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,892 for a family of four. However, Maxwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Maxwell is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maxwell 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 Maxwell, accounting for 57.27% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Maxwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Maxwell include German, Irish, English, French, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Maxwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Maxwell, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 45.9% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 44 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.2% of 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, 53.6% 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 Maxwell are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 69.2% 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, 36.6% 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 36.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.3%), and 8.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 61.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (38.8%).
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 Maxwell, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (53.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.9%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.6%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.1%) 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.