Horizon City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 23,314 people and five associated neighborhoods, Horizon City is the 138th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Horizon City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Horizon City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Horizon City, where the median household income is $61,194.00.Unlike some cities, Horizon City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Horizon City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Horizon City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Horizon City who work in office and administrative support (15.06%), teaching (13.48%), and sales jobs (10.21%). A relatively large number of people in Horizon City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Horizon City is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Horizon City really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Horizon City perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Horizon City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Horizon City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Horizon City, 23.96% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Horizon City in 2022 was $21,135, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,540 for a family of four. However, Horizon City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Horizon City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Horizon City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Horizon City, accounting for 90.22% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Horizon City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Horizon City include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European. In addition, Horizon City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.77%). The most common language spoken in Horizon City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
