Blanco is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,883 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blanco is the 699th largest community in Texas. Blanco real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Blanco house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blanco is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blanco is a city of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blanco who work in healthcare (10.77%), management occupations (9.10%), and sales jobs (8.73%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.14% 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. Being a small city, Blanco does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Blanco are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.63% of adults in Blanco having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Blanco in 2022 was $31,702, 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 $126,808 for a family of four. However, Blanco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blanco is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blanco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blanco residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Blanco also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.15% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blanco include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Blanco is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
