Scurry is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 782 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scurry is the 896th largest community in Texas. Scurry 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 Scurry, where the median household income is $90,750.00. Scurry real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Scurry house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Scurry is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Scurry is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Scurry who work in management occupations (11.85%), office and administrative support (11.11%), and teaching (9.26%). A relatively large number of people in Scurry telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.15% 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. One downside of living in Scurry is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scurry, the average commute to work is 38.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Scurry is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Scurry is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.84% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Scurry in 2022 was $37,775, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,100 for a family of four. However, Scurry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scurry is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scurry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scurry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scurry include German, English, French, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Scurry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
