Tolar is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,227 people and just one neighborhood, Tolar is the 833rd largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Tolar, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Tolar, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Tolar’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Tolar does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $81,818.00.
Unlike some cities, Tolar isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tolar are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tolar is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tolar who work in office and administrative support (18.13%), sales jobs (14.69%), and teaching (6.87%).
A relatively large number of people in Tolar telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
As is often the case in a small city, Tolar doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Tolar citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.92% of adults in Tolar have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tolar in 2022 was $22,855, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,420 for a family of four. However, Tolar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tolar is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tolar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tolar residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tolar include Irish, English, German, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Tolar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and West Germanic languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 21.3% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Tolar are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 53.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 68.5% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 34.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.2%), and 17.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Tolar, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (10.6%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (1.6%), among others.
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 (30.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.4%) 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 (9.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.