Scurry is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 871 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scurry is the 896th largest community in Texas. Scurry 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 Scurry, where the median household income is $108,125.00. Scurry real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Scurry house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Scurry is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Scurry is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scurry who work in management occupations (13.08%), teaching (12.77%), and healthcare (8.10%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In Scurry, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.51 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Scurry 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.In terms of college education, Scurry is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.12% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Scurry in 2022 was $40,009, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,036 for a family of four. However, Scurry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Scurry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scurry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scurry include English, German, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Scurry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
