Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX

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2022 Population

165,201

5.72% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.7

0.714% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$93,744

9.12% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$369,400

18.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX had a population of 165k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $93,744. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX grew from 156,257 to 165,201, a 5.72% increase and its median household income grew from $85,912 to $93,744, a 9.12% increase.

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16.2% of the households in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the median property value in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was $369,400, and the homeownership rate was 75.9%.

Most people in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX borders Capital Area COG (Southwest)--Hays County (West) PUMA, TX, Capital Area COG (Southwest)--Hays County (East) PUMA, TX, Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Guadalupe County PUMA, TX, Bexar County (Northwest)--San Antonio (Far Northwest) & Helotes Cities PUMA, TX, Bexar County (North)--San Antonio City (Far North) & Timberwood Park PUMA, TX, Bexar County (Northeast)--San Antonio (Northeast), Universal City & Converse Cities PUMA, TX, and Alamo Area COG (Northwest) & Blanco County PUMA, TX.

United States Texas

Economy

The economy of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX employs 73.4k people. The largest industries in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

29,531

Women

45.6%

35,301

Men

54.4%

The workforce of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX in 2020 was 64,832 people, with 45.6% woman, and 54.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

73.4k

2022 Value

5.91%

1 Year growth

± 5.91%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 5.91%, from 69.3k employees to 73.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

73.4k

2022 Value

5.91%

1 Year growth

± 5.91%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 5.91%, from 69.3k employees to 73.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,115

Median earning men ± $2,769

$43,382

Median earning women ± $2,951

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($88,421), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,348), and Information ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($113,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,893), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,939).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX awarded 72 degrees. The student population of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 37 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.931% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (32.2k), Bachelors Degree (31.2k), and Some college (28.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was $369,400 in 2022, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $310,900 to $369,400, a 18.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX is 75.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX is $93,744. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX with a value of $159,431, followed by Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX and Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $157,973 and $153,785.

Property

$369,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,705

$48,512

Median Property Taxes

±$1,639

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.9%

Homeownership

2022

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 75.9% of the housing units in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX with a value of $159,431, followed by Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX and Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $157,973 and $153,785.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,744

Median Household Income

± $2,651

64k

Number of Households

± 2,230

In 2022, the median household income of the 64k households in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX grew to $93,744 from the previous year's value of $85,912.

The following chart displays the households in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.472

2022 Wage GINI in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX

In 2022, the income inequality in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.28% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Carpooled (7.26%)

In 2022, 75.2% of workers in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.21% of the workforce in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alamo Area COG (Northeast)--Comal County PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.