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None of the households in Los Altos, 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.
70.5% of the residents in Los Altos, TX are U.S. citizens.
Los Altos, TX is home to a population of 1.08k people, from which 70.5% are citizens.
As of 2024, 47.1% of Los Altos, TX residents were born outside of the country (510 people).
In 2024, there were NaNy times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Los Altos, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 White (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 70.5% of Los Altos, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Los Altos, TX was 93.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Los Altos, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were NaNy times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Los Altos, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 White (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
100% of the people in Los Altos, TX are hispanic (1.08k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Los Altos, TX as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.
As of 2024, 47.1% of Los Altos, TX residents (510 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Los Altos, TX was 19.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Los Altos, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
76.6% of the population of Los Altos, TX has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 76.6% on Medicaid, 0% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 58.9% were men and 41.1% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.4% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 30.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.2% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 58.9% were men and 41.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Altos, TX declined by 49.1% from 46% to 23.4%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Los Altos, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Altos, TX grew at a rate of 154%, from 100 employees to 254 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Altos, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (137 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (83 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (34 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Altos, TX.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Los Altos, TX grew at a rate of 154%, from 100 employees to 254 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Altos, TX, are Retail Trade (137 people), Construction (83 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Altos, TX, though some of these residents may live in Los Altos, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
In 2024, the median household income of the 256 households in Los Altos, TX declined from $22,177 from the previous year's value of $41,250.
The following chart displays the households in Los Altos, 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 $20k - $25k range.
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.
In 2024, 100% of workers in Los Altos, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).
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.
The following chart displays the households in Los Altos, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Los Altos, TX have 2 cars.
91.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Altos, TX (986 out of 1.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Altos, TX is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic 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.
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Social Needs
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.