Population 2,771 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bangs
Household size in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.94 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.52 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.53 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.72 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.22 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
At 2.72 people per household, Bangs sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is smaller than in Texas overall, where it has 2.83 people. Household size has dropped from 2.94 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.0 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.4 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.8 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.2 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Bangs skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Bangs (10.9%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Texas as a whole (12.9%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Bangs
Renters in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.3% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.3% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.9% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Bangs own their homes; 27.9% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 52.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.2% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.3% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.3% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.3% of the housing in Bangs, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1977 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1973 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +8 | +6 |
The typical home in Bangs was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Texas overall, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $565 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $517 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $517 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $815 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$250 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in Bangs runs $815 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 33.5% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Bangs
Bachelor's degrees in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.4% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.8% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.5 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bangs have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.3% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.1% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.0% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.7% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +13.5 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Bangs have finished high school as nationally: 90.7%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in Texas as a whole (85.8%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Bangs
| Period | Bangs | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 0.8% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.4% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.0% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Bangs than nationally: unemployment was 6.3%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Bangs compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangs | 2.72 | 44.2 | 10.9% | 27.9% | 21.3% | 1978 | $815 | 22.9% | 90.7% | 6.3% |
| Cross Cut | 2.97 | 34.1 | 9.1% | 32.7% | 21.2% | 1988 | $1,052 | 26.9% | 90.3% | 0.0% |
| Shamrock Shores | 2.53 | 44.7 | 11.8% | 8.8% | 31.6% | 1982 | $883 | 18.2% | 86.7% | 4.8% |
| Brownwood | 2.43 | 40.4 | 13.7% | 38.8% | 16.5% | 1974 | $888 | 19.0% | 86.2% | 4.9% |
| Trickham | 2.71 | 44.6 | 4.6% | 17.2% | 27.6% | 1985 | $759 | 22.0% | 91.2% | 4.3% |
| Lake Brownwood | 2.08 | 56.9 | 6.1% | 11.5% | 49.8% | 1994 | $1,016 | 19.0% | 84.3% | 1.6% |
| Lake Shore | 2.37 | 62.3 | 1.9% | 2.6% | 50.6% | 1989 | $885 | 32.4% | 93.1% | 14.8% |
| Shields | 2.59 | 41.1 | 10.1% | 26.0% | 34.2% | 1982 | $628 | 23.9% | 89.5% | 3.2% |
| Grosvenor | 2.39 | 60.8 | 3.0% | 4.0% | 48.9% | 1989 | $862 | 32.2% | 93.0% | 14.1% |
| Early | 2.65 | 43.4 | 9.0% | 21.6% | 16.5% | 1981 | $1,201 | 25.0% | 92.3% | 5.6% |
| Santa Anna | 2.56 | 46.9 | 11.4% | 30.6% | 31.1% | 1974 | $573 | 22.0% | 91.1% | 2.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bangs. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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