Schertz is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 43,010 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Schertz is the 84th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Schertz, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Schertz, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Schertz’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Schertz does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $94,173.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Schertz is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Schertz is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Schertz who work in office and administrative support (13.01%), management occupations (10.71%), and sales jobs (8.49%). Also of interest is that Schertz 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: 10.91% 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. Schertz is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Schertz’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Schertz, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.97 minutes every day commuting to work. Schertz is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.The population of Schertz is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.41% of adults in Schertz have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Schertz in 2022 was $40,324, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,296 for a family of four. However, Schertz contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Schertz is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Schertz home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schertz residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Schertz also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schertz include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Schertz is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
