Fresno is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,486 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fresno is the 128th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Fresno was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fresno economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fresno, where the median household income is $88,448.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fresno is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fresno is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fresno who work in office and administrative support (12.79%), sales jobs (7.65%), and business and financial occupations (6.63%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Fresno is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fresno, the average commute to work is 35.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Fresno does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Fresno is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.82% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fresno in 2022 was $36,231, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,924 for a family of four. However, Fresno contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fresno is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fresno home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fresno residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Fresno also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.22% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fresno include African, Nigerian, English, German, and Norwegian. In addition, Fresno has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.48%). The most common language spoken in Fresno is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
