Goldsmith is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 226 people and just one neighborhood, Goldsmith is the 1005th largest community in Texas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Goldsmith is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.00% of the Goldsmith workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Goldsmith is a city of transportation and shipping workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Goldsmith who work in office and administrative support (15.00%), teaching (12.00%), and management occupations (9.00%).
Overall, Goldsmith’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Goldsmith is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Goldsmith, the average commute to work is 30.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Goldsmith doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Goldsmith is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.45% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Goldsmith in 2022 was $45,265, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,060 for a family of four. However, Goldsmith contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Goldsmith is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Goldsmith home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Goldsmith residents report their race to be White. Goldsmith also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Goldsmith include German, English, Scandinavian, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Goldsmith is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
The neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 51.4% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 8 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.5% of America.
Our research reveals that 90.4% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 10.3% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.0% of all neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Cuban and Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry and 60.9% have Mexican ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 67.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Goldsmith are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 57.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 22.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (10.0%), and 9.2% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 67.4% of households. Some people also speak English (32.6%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Goldsmith, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (60.9%). There are also a number of people of Cuban ancestry (4.3%), and residents who report South American roots (1.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (1.4%), along with some German ancestry residents (1.1%), among others. In addition, 23.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. However, there is also a significant group of residents (10.3%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (90.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.