Overview
Blum is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 406 people and just one neighborhood, Blum is the 968th largest community in Texas.
Occupations and Workforce
Blum is a blue-collar town, with 57.95% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Blum is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blum who work in sales jobs (15.91%), office and administrative support (8.52%), and healthcare suport services (7.39%).
Setting & Lifestyle
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Blum is worth considering.
One downside of living in Blum, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.38 minutes every day commuting to work.
Blum is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Demographics
In terms of college education, Blum ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.85% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Blum in 2022 was $17,118, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,472 for a family of four. Blum also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.09% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Blum is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blum residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Blum also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.99% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Blum include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Blum is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics
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Real Estate
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 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis, with only 31 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 92.5% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
People
If you are planning to retire in Texas, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Texas, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.2% of neighborhoods in TX. If a Texas retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
The Neighbors
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Blum are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. 蘑菇视频's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 11.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.8% 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, 33.9% 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 30.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.4%), and 12.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
Languages
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.9%).
Ethnicity / Ancestry
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 Blum, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.4%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (8.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (5.2%), among others.
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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (31.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (82.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
