San Elizario is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,138 people and four associated neighborhoods, San Elizario is the 248th largest community in Texas. San Elizario has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in San Elizario, where the median household income is $46,486.00.When you are in San Elizario, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.91% of San Elizario’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, San Elizario is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in San Elizario who work in office and administrative support (12.10%), sales jobs (11.43%), and personal care services (6.20%). Also of interest is that San Elizario has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in San Elizario telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.34% 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. Overall, San Elizario’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. In San Elizario, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, San Elizario does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In San Elizario, just 7.80% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in San Elizario in 2022 was $15,423, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,692 for a family of four. However, San Elizario contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. San Elizario is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Elizario 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 San Elizario, accounting for 95.89% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Elizario residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in San Elizario include Irish, Italian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. San Elizario also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.62%. The most common language spoken in San Elizario is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
