Venus is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,209 people and two associated neighborhoods, Venus is the 421st largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Venus was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Venus economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Venus, where the median household income is $106,023.00.
Also of interest is that Venus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Venus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.32% 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.
One downside of living in Venus is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Venus, the average commute to work is 33.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Venus 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.
The overall education level of Venus is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.21% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Venus in 2022 was $28,360, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,440 for a family of four. However, Venus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Venus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Venus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Venus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Venus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.61% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Venus include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Brazilian.
The most common language spoken in Venus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.