Chandler is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,816 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chandler is the 490th largest community in Texas. Chandler 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 Chandler, where the median household income is $49,573.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.56% 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.
Chandler 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 citizens of Chandler are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.45% of adults in Chandler having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chandler in 2022 was $33,511, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,044 for a family of four. However, Chandler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chandler is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chandler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chandler residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Chandler also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.20% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chandler include Irish, English, German, Swedish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Chandler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.