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Morton - Whiteface, TX

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Overview


Morton - Whiteface is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,509 people and just one neighborhood, Morton - Whiteface is the 569th largest community in Texas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Morton - Whiteface is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.70% of the Morton - Whiteface workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Morton - Whiteface is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Morton - Whiteface who work in office and administrative support (13.48%), management occupations (12.80%), and sales jobs (9.41%).

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Morton - Whiteface doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In Morton - Whiteface, just 10.72% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Morton - Whiteface in 2022 was $23,292, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,168 for a family of four. However, Morton - Whiteface contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Morton - Whiteface is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Morton - Whiteface 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 Morton - Whiteface, accounting for 59.56% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Morton - Whiteface residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Morton - Whiteface include German, Irish, English, Pennsylvania German, and Italian.

Morton - Whiteface also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.48%.

The most common language spoken in Morton - Whiteface is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Occupations

Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 98.9% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (22.4%) than in 95.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 55.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Morton - Whiteface are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 34.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 29.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.7%), and 16.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 53.3% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Morton - Whiteface, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (55.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.2%), along with some South American ancestry residents (2.3%), among others. In addition, 15.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (73.8%) 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 (22.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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