Schertz is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 43,239 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Schertz is the 84th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Schertz was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Schertz economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Schertz, where the median household income is $96,633.00.
Also of interest is that Schertz has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Because of many things, Schertz is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Schertz really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Schertz perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Schertz is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Schertz, the average commute to work is 31.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Schertz is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.
Schertz is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.23% of adults in Schertz have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Schertz in 2022 was $41,418, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,672 for a family of four. However, Schertz contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Schertz is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Schertz home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schertz residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Schertz also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schertz include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Schertz is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.