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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.34% 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. The overall crime rate in San Elizario is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in San Elizario is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In San Elizario, the average commute to work is 31.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. San Elizario 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 San Elizario has a very low overall level of education: only 7.80% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of San Elizario's cultural character, accounting for 31.62% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in San Elizario is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
