Atascosa is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,955 people and two associated neighborhoods, Atascosa is the 346th largest community in Texas.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Atascosa has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Atascosa a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Atascosa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Atascosa with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.43% of adults in Atascosa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Atascosa in 2022 was $27,374, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,496 for a family of four. However, Atascosa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Atascosa is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Atascosa 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 Atascosa, accounting for 81.05% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Atascosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Atascosa include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Hungarian.
In addition, Atascosa has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.47%).
The most common language spoken in Atascosa is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.