Providence Village is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,154 people and two associated neighborhoods, Providence Village is the 296th largest community in Texas. Providence Village has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Providence Village, where the median household income is $101,654.00.
Providence Village real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Providence Village house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Providence Village has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.25% 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.
Because of many things, Providence Village is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Providence Village really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Providence Village perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Providence Village, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 41.32 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Providence Village does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Providence Village ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Providence Village, 40.28% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Providence Village in 2022 was $34,994, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,976 for a family of four. However, Providence Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Providence Village is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Providence Village home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Providence Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Providence Village also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Providence Village include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Providence Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.