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St. Hedwig, TX

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Overview


St. Hedwig is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,319 people and just one neighborhood, St. Hedwig is the 612th largest community in Texas.

St. Hedwig real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although St. Hedwig house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, St. Hedwig isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in St. Hedwig are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Hedwig is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Hedwig who work in teaching (14.29%), management occupations (10.31%), and office and administrative support (9.84%).

Also of interest is that St. Hedwig has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, St. Hedwig is also a town of artists. St. Hedwig has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape St. Hedwig’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, St. Hedwig is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making St. Hedwig a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, St. Hedwig has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, St. Hedwig’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

One downside of living in St. Hedwig, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.98 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, St. Hedwig does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of St. Hedwig citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.84% of adults in St. Hedwig have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in St. Hedwig in 2022 was $42,207, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,828 for a family of four.

St. Hedwig is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Hedwig home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Hedwig residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. St. Hedwig also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.21% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Hedwig include Polish, German, English, Irish, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in St. Hedwig is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 St. Hedwig, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in St. Hedwig 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 89.2% of the neighborhoods in Texas. If you are considering retiring to Texas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 38.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.6% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 2.3% have Welsh ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 17.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 St. Hedwig are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 78.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% of America'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 neighborhood, 47.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 20.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.1%), and 11.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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 88.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 St. Hedwig, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.9%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (20.3%), and residents who report Polish roots (17.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (8.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (37.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.3%) 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 (14.9%) . 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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