Shallowater is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,938 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shallowater is the 523rd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Shallowater is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Shallowater is a city of professionals, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shallowater who work in management occupations (14.67%), sales jobs (9.63%), and healthcare (7.30%). Also of interest is that Shallowater has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because of many things, Shallowater is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Shallowater a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Shallowater has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Shallowater’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Shallowater 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 percentage of people in Shallowater who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.09% of adults in Shallowater have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Shallowater in 2022 was $31,776, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,104 for a family of four. However, Shallowater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shallowater is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shallowater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shallowater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Shallowater also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shallowater include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Shallowater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
