Mikes, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

1,688

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

0.593% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.8%

28.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,375

2024 Median Property Value

$95,000

2.06% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Mikes, TX is home to a population of 1.69k people, from which 64% are citizens.

As of 2024, 42.3% of Mikes, TX residents were born outside of the country (714 people).

In 2024, there were 3.3 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.09k people) in Mikes, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 332 White (Hispanic) and 241 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

64%

2024 Citizenship

62.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 64% of Mikes, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mikes, TX was 62.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mikes, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mikes, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.09k ± 599
White (Hispanic)
332 ± 248
Other (Hispanic)
241 ± 277

100%

Hispanic Population

1.69k people

100% of the people in Mikes, TX are hispanic (1.69k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mikes, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

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.

Foreign-Born Population

42.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

714 people

41.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

702 people

As of 2024, 42.3% of Mikes, TX residents (714 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 Mikes, TX was 41.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mikes, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Mikes, TX employs 713 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mikes, TX were Transportation & Warehousing (174 people), Retail Trade (126 people), and Construction (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($61,184), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,184), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,100).

Employment

Occupations

713

2024 Value

± 324

15.6%

1 Year growth

± 56.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mikes, TX grew at a rate of 15.6%, from 617 employees to 713 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mikes, TX, are Transportation Occupations (200 people), Sales & Related Occupations (126 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mikes, 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

713

2024 Value

± 324

15.6%

1 Year growth

± 56.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mikes, TX grew at a rate of 15.6%, from 617 employees to 713 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mikes, TX, are Transportation & Warehousing (174 people), Retail Trade (126 people), and Construction (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mikes, TX, though some of these residents may live in Mikes, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$24,519

Median earning men ± $35,864

$18,100

Median earning women ± $9,375

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,184) and Construction ($11,728).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,100).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mikes, TX was $95,000 in 2024, which is 0.286 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $97,000 to $95,000, a 2.06% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mikes, TX is 91.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mikes, TX have an average commute time of 18.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mikes, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$63,968

$427

Median Property Taxes

±$192

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 Mikes, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$49,375

Median Household Income

± $30,753

465

Number of Households

± 209

The following chart displays the households in Mikes, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mikes, 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 (95.5%)
Carpooled (4.49%)

In 2024, 95.5% of workers in Mikes, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.49%) 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.

Commute Time

18.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mikes, TX have a shorter commute time (18.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mikes, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mikes, TX (335 out of 1.69k 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 Females 75+, followed by Males 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mikes, 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.

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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