San Elizario is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,164 people and four associated neighborhoods, San Elizario is the 248th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in San Elizario was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local San Elizario economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in San Elizario, where the median household income is $46,486.00.San Elizario is a blue-collar town, with 41.91% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.34% 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. San Elizario’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. 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.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. In addition, San Elizario has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.62%). The most common language spoken in San Elizario is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
