Horseshoe Bay is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,756 people and three associated neighborhoods, Horseshoe Bay is the 428th largest community in Texas. Horseshoe Bay home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Horseshoe Bay real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities, Horseshoe Bay isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Horseshoe Bay are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Horseshoe Bay is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Horseshoe Bay who work in sales jobs (20.39%), management occupations (19.03%), and office and administrative support (8.55%). Of important note, Horseshoe Bay is also a city of artists. Horseshoe Bay has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Horseshoe Bay’s character. A relatively large number of people in Horseshoe Bay telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.35% 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. Another notable thing is that Horseshoe Bay is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Horseshoe Bay’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Horseshoe Bay 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. Horseshoe Bay has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Horseshoe Bay than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Horseshoe Bay may be for you. Being a small city, Horseshoe Bay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Horseshoe Bay ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Horseshoe Bay, 47.32% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Horseshoe Bay in 2022 was $65,854, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $263,416 for a family of four. However, Horseshoe Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Horseshoe Bay is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Horseshoe Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Horseshoe Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Horseshoe Bay also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Horseshoe Bay include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Horseshoe Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
