Sudan - Amherst is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,140 people and just one neighborhood, Sudan - Amherst is the 620th largest community in Texas.
Sudan - Amherst is a blue-collar town, with 36.99% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Sudan - Amherst is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sudan - Amherst who work in management occupations (12.81%), office and administrative support (11.18%), and teaching (8.86%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Sudan - Amherst work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
The percentage of people in Sudan - Amherst with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sudan - Amherst in 2022 was $26,899, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,596 for a family of four. However, Sudan - Amherst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Sudan - Amherst is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sudan - Amherst 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 Sudan - Amherst, accounting for 57.67% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Sudan - Amherst residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sudan - Amherst include German, English, Irish, Afghan, and Italian.
In addition, Sudan - Amherst has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.86%).
The most common language spoken in Sudan - Amherst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
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 98.8% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 6 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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, 54.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
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 Sudan - Amherst are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.5% 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, 28.3% 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 27.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.9%), and 14.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 50.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (45.3%).
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 Sudan - Amherst, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (54.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.0%), and residents who report English roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (3.9%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (3.3%), among others. In addition, 18.9% 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (78.1%) 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 (15.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.