O'Brien, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

130

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

72.3%

11.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$45,750

5.58% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$33,300

27% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

47.1% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

O'Brien, TX is home to a population of 130 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.38% of O'Brien, TX residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2024, there were 1.49 times more White (Hispanic) residents (58 people) in O'Brien, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 23 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of O'Brien, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in O'Brien, TX was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in O'Brien, TX

White (Hispanic)
58 ± 52
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
39 ± 46
White (Non-Hispanic)
23 ± 23

82.3%

Hispanic Population

107 people

82.3% of the people in O'Brien, TX are hispanic (107 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in O'Brien, 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

5.38%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

4.63%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 5.38% of O'Brien, TX residents (7 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 O'Brien, TX was 4.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

2 ± 15

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in O'Brien, TX.

Housing & Living

The median property value in O'Brien, TX was $33,300 in 2024, which is 0.1 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $45,600 to $33,300, a 27% decrease. The homeownership rate in O'Brien, TX is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in O'Brien, TX have an average commute time of 14.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in O'Brien, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$33,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,132

$28

Median Property Taxes

±$47

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 O'Brien, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in O'Brien, 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.

$45,750

Median Household Income

± $31,618

Number of Households

± 48

In 2023, the median household income of the 35 households in O'Brien, TX grew to $45,750 from the previous year's value of $43,333.

The following chart displays the households in O'Brien, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for O'Brien, 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in O'Brien, 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.

Commute Time

14.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in O'Brien, TX have a shorter commute time (14.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in O'Brien, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

72.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in O'Brien, TX (94 out of 130 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in O'Brien, TX is Hispanic, followed by White 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

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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