Housing density: 196 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016 in this county: $167,681.
Median contract rent in 2016: $321 (lower quartile is $239, upper quartile is $408)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $496
Median gross rent in Blessing, TX in 2016: $780
Housing units in Blessing with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 198
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $28,778
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $95,943 (it was $48,700 in 2000)
Blessing:
$95,943
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $10,883 - $159,546
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $133,548
Here:
$133,548
State:
$230,570
Mobile homes: $8,559
Here:
$8,559
State:
$80,655
Median year house/condo built: 1983
Median year apartment built: 1973
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,349
In family households: 1,261 (82 male householders, 182 female householders)
163 spouses, 806 children (806 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 88 (25 male householders (24 living alone)), 56 female householders (50 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 6 2-persons.
455 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (0 men, 174 women).
54.3% of residents of Blessing speak English at home.
44.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 202 (15.0%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blessing, Texas:
301 room
172 rooms
63 rooms
04 rooms
1045 rooms
116 rooms
07 rooms
398 rooms
09+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Blessing population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blessing, Texas:
01 room
02 rooms
03 rooms
434 rooms
605 rooms
96 rooms
197 rooms
08 rooms
09+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Blessing population
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Blessing, TX household income distribution
73Less than $10,000
23$10,000 to $14,999
21$15,000 to $19,999
26$20,000 to $24,999
51$25,000 to $29,999
14$35,000 to $39,999
17$40,000 to $44,999
19$45,000 to $49,999
31$60,000 to $74,999
18$75,000 to $99,999
37$100,000 to $124,999
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Blessing, TX
48Less than $10,000
18$15,000 to $19,999
9$50,000 to $59,999
13$60,000 to $69,999
17$80,000 to $89,999
44$125,000 to $149,999
29$150,000 to $174,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Blessing, TX
24$100 to $149
7$300 to $349
7$550 to $599
23$650 to $699
21$900 to $999
41No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
92010 or later
842000 to 2009
811990 to 1999
241980 to 1989
41970 to 1979
0Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Blessing population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 38
5 to 9 minutes: 47
10 to 14 minutes: 0
15 to 19 minutes: 104
20 to 24 minutes: 39
25 to 29 minutes: 45
30 to 34 minutes: 72
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 18
60 to 89 minutes: 22
90 or more minutes: 0
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7% Number of people working at home: 43 (10.0% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 186 (69%)
Carpooled: 62 (23%)
Walked: 16 (6%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
First ancestries reported:
Czech: 102
Portuguese: 77
Irish: 17
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
97%Mexico
0%England
0%Scotland
0%Ireland
0%Denmark
0%Norway
0%Sweden
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,007
Other state: 117
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 35
South: 61
West: 21
88% of Blessing residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Texas.
Blessing:
88.1%
State average:
84.1%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 229
Less than 1 year of college: 0
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 0
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 23
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 123
Less than 1 year of college: 16
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 0
Associate degree: 19
Bachelor's degree: 0
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
7.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
20.9%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 252
Mobile homes: 146
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,005
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 13.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 2.8%
House/condo owner moved in on average 4 years ago
Renter moved in on average 7 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Blessing:
Czech: 102
