Housing density: 162 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $177,029.
Median contract rent in 2015: $321 (lower quartile is $239, upper quartile is $408)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $409
Median gross rent in Blessing, TX in 2015: $780
Housing units in Blessing with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 116
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $22,637
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $89,948 (it was $48,700 in 2000)
Blessing:
$89,948
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $10,833 - $145,801
Mean price in 2015:
Detached houses: $133,286
Here:
$133,286
State:
$217,477
Mobile homes: $8,169
Here:
$8,169
State:
$76,318
Median year house/condo built: 1990
Median year apartment built: 1958
Household type by relationship:
Households: 857
In family households: 753 (207 male householders, 16 female householders)
182 spouses, 306 children (302 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 104 (44 male householders (44 living alone)), 60 female householders (60 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 15 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person.
215 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (12 men, 22 women).
55.2% of residents of Blessing speak English at home.
42.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 57 (6.7%)
(29.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blessing, Texas:
01 room
02 rooms
233 rooms
524 rooms
655 rooms
426 rooms
47 rooms
118 rooms
129+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Blessing population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blessing, Texas:
71 room
122 rooms
213 rooms
204 rooms
215 rooms
126 rooms
07 rooms
78 rooms
09+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Blessing population
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Blessing, TX household income distribution
75Less than $10,000
56$10,000 to $14,999
13$15,000 to $19,999
38$20,000 to $24,999
18$25,000 to $29,999
16$30,000 to $34,999
20$35,000 to $39,999
19$40,000 to $44,999
4$45,000 to $49,999
38$50,000 to $59,999
11$60,000 to $74,999
10$75,000 to $99,999
9$100,000 to $124,999
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Blessing, TX
56Less than $10,000
19$10,000 to $14,999
13$15,000 to $19,999
9$50,000 to $59,999
18$80,000 to $89,999
32$125,000 to $149,999
21$150,000 to $174,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Blessing, TX
23$100 to $149
8$550 to $599
35$650 to $699
40No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
221995 to March 2000
71990 to 1994
181985 to 1989
61980 to 1984
41975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
0Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Blessing population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 23
5 to 9 minutes: 31
10 to 14 minutes: 20
15 to 19 minutes: 43
20 to 24 minutes: 32
25 to 29 minutes: 15
30 to 34 minutes: 49
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 21
60 to 89 minutes: 4
90 or more minutes: 20
Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.5% Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% 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:
Other groups: 532
Czech: 59
Irish: 39
Norwegian: 21
German: 15
United States or American: 14
English: 13
Dutch: 6
Subsaharan African:: 6
Ghanian: 6
European: 5
Danish: 5
Scotch-Irish: 5
Scottish: 5
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
89%Mexico
11%Ghana
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 724
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 29
South: 36
West: 0
71% of Blessing residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Texas.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 115
Less than 1 year of college: 6
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5
Associate degree: 17
Bachelor's degree: 25
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 113
Less than 1 year of college: 13
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
Associate degree: 5
Bachelor's degree: 14
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
11.4%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 270
Two: 3
Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,809
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago
Renter moved in on average 8 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Blessing:
Other groups: 532
