Spring is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 62,559 people and 72 associated neighborhoods, Spring is the 61st largest community in Texas.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Spring is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spring is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spring who work in office and administrative support (14.73%), sales jobs (12.98%), and management occupations (8.15%). Also of interest is that Spring has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Spring telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.57% 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. In Spring, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Spring citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.98% of adults in Spring have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Spring in 2022 was $32,966, 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 $131,864 for a family of four. However, Spring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Spring is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Spring 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 Spring, accounting for 40.06% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Spring residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spring include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. Foreign born people are also an important part of Spring's cultural character, accounting for 16.05% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
