Robstown South median real estate price is $110,495, which is less expensive than 92.0% of Texas neighborhoods and 94.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Robstown South is currently $1,845, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 44.7% of Texas neighborhoods.
Robstown South is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Robstown, Texas.
Robstown South real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Robstown South neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
In Robstown South, the current vacancy rate is 2.4%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 82.8% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Robstown South is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
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 Robstown, the Robstown South neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Robstown South (36.8%) than in 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Robstown South neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 44.3% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
The Robstown South neighborhood is unique for having just 2.0% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.7% of America's neighborhoods.
In addition, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Robstown South neighborhood about it; they already know. 19.2% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.6% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Robstown South neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Robstown South neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 63.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the Robstown South neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 44.4% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.0% of American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Robstown South neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 93.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Robstown South is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 63.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Robstown South neighborhood in Robstown are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 12.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 55.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Robstown South neighborhood, 44.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 32.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (18.2%), and 4.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Robstown South neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 63.5% of households. Some people also speak English (36.5%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Robstown South neighborhood in Robstown, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (93.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (3.3%), and residents who report German roots (2.5%).
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 Robstown South neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (63.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (55.7%) 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 (36.8%) and 7.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.