Jacinto City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,431 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jacinto City is the 258th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Jacinto City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.95% of the Jacinto City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Jacinto City is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jacinto City who work in sales jobs (9.94%), food service (8.84%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (6.75%). The population of Jacinto City has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.94% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Jacinto City in 2022 was $18,470, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,880 for a family of four. However, Jacinto City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jacinto City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jacinto City 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 Jacinto City, accounting for 90.63% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Jacinto City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jacinto City include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, Jacinto City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (42.13%). The most common language spoken in Jacinto City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
