Quinlan is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,478 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quinlan is the 743rd largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Quinlan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.33% of the Quinlan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Quinlan is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Quinlan who work in office and administrative support (15.95%), management occupations (12.01%), and sales jobs (8.92%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.09% 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. One downside of living in Quinlan is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Quinlan, the average commute to work is 32.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Quinlan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Quinlan rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.52% of adults 25 and older in Quinlan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Quinlan in 2022 was $25,125, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,500 for a family of four. However, Quinlan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Quinlan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Quinlan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quinlan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Quinlan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quinlan include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Quinlan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
