Stratford - Texhoma is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,771 people and just one neighborhood, Stratford - Texhoma is the 543rd largest community in Texas.
When you are in Stratford - Texhoma, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.83% of Stratford - Texhoma’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Stratford - Texhoma is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stratford - Texhoma who work in farm management occupations (17.73%), management occupations (15.58%), and sales jobs (9.72%).
Of important note, Stratford - Texhoma is also a town of artists. Stratford - Texhoma has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Stratford - Texhoma’s character.
Because of many things, Stratford - Texhoma is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stratford - Texhoma 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, Stratford - Texhoma has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stratford - Texhoma’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.56 minutes getting to work every day.
Stratford - Texhoma is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Stratford - Texhoma is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.63% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Stratford - Texhoma in 2022 was $52,788, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $211,152 for a family of four. However, Stratford - Texhoma contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Stratford - Texhoma is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stratford - Texhoma home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stratford - Texhoma residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Stratford - Texhoma also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.21% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stratford - Texhoma include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.
Stratford - Texhoma also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.36%.
The most common language spoken in Stratford - Texhoma is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.6% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 62.1% 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 96.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
The neighborhood stands out within Texas for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.9% of college-friendly places to live in TX. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and active retirees.
The freedom of moving to new places versus the comfort of home. How much and how often people move not only can create diverse and worldly neighborhoods, but simultaneously it can produce a loss of intimacy with one's surroundings and a lack of connectedness to one's neighbors. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research has identified this neighborhood as unique with regard to the transience of its populace. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
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 Stratford - Texhoma are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.5% 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 65.6% of America'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, 32.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (17.7%), and 16.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 60.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (39.6%).
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 Stratford - Texhoma, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (43.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.8%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.0%), among others. In addition, 21.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (62.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (73.9%) 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 (20.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.