Nederland, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,381
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.2
1.63% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.26%
5.87% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$77,570
2.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$208,300
5.95% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,450
4.09% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Nederland, 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.

97.5% of the residents in Nederland, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Nederland, TX are Faris Technical Institute Inc (415729) (2 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2024, the median property value in Nederland, TX was $208,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.7%.

Most people in Nederland, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Nederland, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Nederland, TX is home to a population of 18.4k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.81% of Nederland, TX residents were born outside of the country (885 people).

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.2k people) in Nederland, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.26k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 687 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Nederland, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Nederland, TX was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nederland, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.2k ± 803
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.26k ± 377
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    687 ± 269
13.9%
Hispanic Population
2.56k people

In 2024, there were 11.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.2k people) in Nederland, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.26k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 687 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.9% of the people in Nederland, TX are hispanic (2.56k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.81%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
885 people
5.36%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
991 people

As of 2024, 4.81% of Nederland, TX residents (885 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 Nederland, TX was 5.36%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    238 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    199 ± 98
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    140 ± 103

Nederland, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Nederland, TX employs 8.45k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nederland, TX were Manufacturing (1,323 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), and Educational Services (882 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($137,921), Manufacturing ($96,932), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,250).

Occupations

8.45k
2024 Value
± 828
−4.09%
1 Year decline
± 14.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nederland, TX declined at a rate of −4.09%, from 8.81k employees to 8.45k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nederland, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,039 people), Sales & Related Occupations (830 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (754 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nederland, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Employment by Industries

8.45k
2024 Value
± 828
−4.09%
1 Year decline
± 14.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nederland, TX declined at a rate of −4.09%, from 8.81k employees to 8.45k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nederland, TX, are Manufacturing (1,323 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,225 people), and Educational Services (882 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nederland, TX, though some of these residents may live in Nederland, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,547
Median earning men ± $13,857
$40,702
Median earning women ± $4,931

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($114,375), Manufacturing ($95,568), and Public Administration ($84,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($103,864), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,643), and Public Administration ($46,815).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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.

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Education

In 2017, universities in Nederland, TX awarded 2 degrees. The student population of Nederland, TX in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 5 male students and 6 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Nederland, TX are White (2 and 100%).

The largest universities in Nederland, TX by number of degrees awarded are Faris Technical Institute Inc (415729) (2 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Nederland, TX are CAD/CADD Drafting & Design Technology (1 and 50%), Medical Administrative Assistant (1 and 50%), and General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science (0 and 0%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 11 students enrolled in Nederland, TX, 45.5% men and 54.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5 records, of which 40% were women and 60% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
1 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Nederland, TX was Medical Administrative Assistant with 1 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Nederland, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Faris Technical Institute Inc (415729) with 2 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2017, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Nederland, TX, which is 1 times more than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2 degrees mean that there were InfinityM times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 0 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Nederland, TX was $208,300 in 2024, which is 0.626 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,600 to $208,300, a 5.95% increase. The homeownership rate in Nederland, TX is 72.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nederland, TX have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nederland, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$208,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,551
$5,428
Median Property Taxes
±$622

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

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

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Rent vs Own

72.7%
Homeownership
2024
64.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.7% of the housing units in Nederland, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.2%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$77,570
Median Household Income
± $9,397
7.47k
Number of Households
± 765

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.47k households in Nederland, TX grew to $77,570 from the previous year's value of $75,502.

The following chart displays the households in Nederland, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nederland, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.7%)
  2. Carpooled (6.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.4%)

In 2024, 86.7% of workers in Nederland, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.3%) and those who worked at home (3.4%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nederland, TX have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.05% of the workforce in Nederland, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nederland, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nederland, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.26% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nederland, TX (1.52k out of 18.4k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

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

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Health

84.5% of the population of Nederland, TX has health coverage, with 51% on employee plans, 7.6% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.65% 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, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.5%
Uninsured
51%
Employer Coverage
7.6%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nederland, TX declined by 3.8% from 16.1% to 15.5%.

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