China Spring, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

1,126

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.4

0.308% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.97%

32.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$70,792

4.14% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$248,400

16.9% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of China Spring, TX employs 608 people. In 2024, the largest industries in China Spring, TX were Retail Trade (182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), and Construction (65 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($64,034), Construction ($40,362), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,833).

Employment

Occupations

608

2024 Value

± 218

−10.2%

1 Year decline

± 52%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in China Spring, TX declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 677 employees to 608 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in China Spring, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (172 people), Sales & Related Occupations (70 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (49 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of China Spring, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

608

2024 Value

± 218

−10.2%

1 Year decline

± 52%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in China Spring, TX declined at a rate of −10.2%, from 677 employees to 608 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in China Spring, TX, are Retail Trade (182 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), and Construction (65 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of China Spring, TX, though some of these residents may live in China Spring, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,941

Median earning men ± $2,681

$38,542

Median earning women ± $5,291

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($19,539).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in China Spring, TX was $248,400 in 2024, which is 0.747 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $212,500 to $248,400, a 16.9% increase. The homeownership rate in China Spring, TX is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in China Spring, TX have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in China Spring, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$248,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$120,761

$270

Median Property Taxes

±$130

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 China Spring, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in China Spring, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

52.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in China Spring, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in China Spring, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$70,792

Median Household Income

± $35,013

354

Number of Households

± 162

In 2024, the median household income of the 354 households in China Spring, TX declined from $70,792 from the previous year's value of $73,850.

The following chart displays the households in China Spring, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for China Spring, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.7%)
Other (13.3%)
Worked At Home (13%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in China Spring, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (13%).

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

16.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in China Spring, TX have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in China Spring, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in China Spring, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in China Spring, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in China Spring, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in China Spring, TX (101 out of 1.13k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in China Spring, TX is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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

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

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

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