Bandera is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 837 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bandera is the 862nd largest community in Texas. Bandera real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Bandera house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Bandera, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.07% of Bandera’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bandera is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bandera who work in food service (10.66%), office and administrative support (8.82%), and personal care services (7.35%). Bandera is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Bandera who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.71% of the adults in Bandera have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bandera in 2022 was $23,898, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,592 for a family of four. However, Bandera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bandera is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bandera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bandera residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bandera also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bandera include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Bandera is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
