Irving is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 254,715 people and 72 associated neighborhoods, Irving is the 11th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Irving isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Irving are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Irving is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Irving who work in computer science and math (10.85%), office and administrative support (10.78%), and management occupations (8.38%). Also of interest is that Irving has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.03% 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. Irving is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.52% of adults in Irving have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Irving in 2018 was $37,211, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,844 for a family of four. However, Irving contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Irving is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Irving 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 Irving, accounting for 43.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Irving residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Irving include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African. In addition, Irving has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (41.07%). The most common language spoken in Irving is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
