Chilton is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 776 people and just one neighborhood, Chilton is the 876th largest community in Texas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Chilton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.60% of the Chilton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Chilton is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chilton who work in maintenance occupations (31.34%), office and administrative support (6.27%), and teaching (5.72%).
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Chilton is worth considering.
Being a small town, Chilton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Chilton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.39% of adults in Chilton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chilton in 2022 was $55,218, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $220,872 for a family of four. However, Chilton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chilton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chilton 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 Chilton, accounting for 53.87% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Chilton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chilton include German, English, Scots-Irish, European, and Irish.
Chilton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.63%.
The most common language spoken in Chilton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 22 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.3% of America.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Chilton is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in TX, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.9% of the neighborhoods in Texas. If you are considering retiring to Texas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Chilton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 57.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 40.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 25.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.1%), and 13.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 70.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (25.8%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Chilton, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (32.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.0%), and residents who report English roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (8.1%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.6%), among others. In addition, 15.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (52.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (76.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (20.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.