Texarkana is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,741 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Texarkana is the 93rd largest community in Texas.
A relatively large number of people in Texarkana telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.81% 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Texarkana spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The city of Texarkana is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.
The education level of Texarkana citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.33% of adults in Texarkana have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Texarkana in 2022 was $29,655, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,620 for a family of four. However, Texarkana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Texarkana is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Texarkana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Texarkana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Texarkana include African, English, German, Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Texarkana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.