Powderly is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,261 people and just one neighborhood, Powderly is the 776th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Powderly was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Powderly economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Powderly, where the median household income is $81,402.00.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Powderly is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Powderly is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Powderly who work in healthcare (13.91%), sales jobs (12.60%), and computer science and math (10.80%).
Also of interest is that Powderly has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Powderly 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. Powderly has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Powderly than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Powderly may be for you.
Being a small town, Powderly does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Powderly is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.16% of adults 25 and older in Powderly have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Powderly in 2022 was $37,693, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,772 for a family of four.
The people who call Powderly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Powderly residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Powderly include English, Irish, German, Dutch West Indian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Powderly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Powderly, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Our research reveals that 89.2% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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 9.9% 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.
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 Powderly are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 59.5% of America'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, 41.7% 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 25.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.6%), and 8.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Powderly, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.3%), and residents who report German roots (6.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.3%).
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 (69.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.2%) 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 (5.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.