Huffman is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 12,545 people and two associated neighborhoods, Huffman is the 226th largest community in Texas. Huffman has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Huffman, where the median household income is $90,380.00. Huffman real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Huffman house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Huffman, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.87% of Huffman’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Huffman is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huffman who work in sales jobs (10.00%), food service (8.26%), and office and administrative support (8.20%). Also of interest is that Huffman 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: 7.66% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Huffman has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Huffman has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Huffman than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Huffman may be for you. One downside of living in Huffman, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.88 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Huffman is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.78% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Huffman in 2022 was $41,447, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,788 for a family of four. However, Huffman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Huffman is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Huffman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huffman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Huffman also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.15% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Huffman include English, German, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Huffman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
