Horizon City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,168 people and five associated neighborhoods, Horizon City is the 138th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Horizon City was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Horizon City economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Horizon City, where the median household income is $65,702.00.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Horizon City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Horizon City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.47% of adults in Horizon City have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Horizon City in 2022 was $22,543, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,172 for a family of four. However, Horizon City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Horizon City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Horizon City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Horizon City, accounting for 88.69% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Horizon City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Horizon City include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Horizon City's cultural character, accounting for 25.10% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Horizon City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.