Neighborhood Data

By Zach Mayer


Who lives in Redwood?

 According to data from July 2007, there are about 4500 people in Redwood.

 About 75% of the population is Hispanic and the rest of the population is white.

 The estimate median age of a Redwood resident is around 25 years old.

The estimate median age in Texas is about 32.

 There are about 2300 males in Redwood, and 2100 females.

 According to data from 2009, the estimate median household income was $31,000. The estimate household income in Texas is about $48,000.

 According to City-Data, about 630 people (17.4%) in Redwood are foreign born.

 Out of population of Redwood 54% are in High school or higher. Residents with a Bachelor's degree or high consists of 1.8%.

 The population consists of around 7% unemployed, according in data as old as March 2011.

 The average commute time in Redwood is 26 minutes.

 The most common industry in Redwood consists construction, followed by retain trade, educational services, and manufacturing.

 Click here to check out City-Data.com's data where much of this data originates from.


  Where is Redwood?

The community is 2.2 miles south, southeast of San Marcos, 3.9 miles east, northeast of New Braunfels, and 3.9 miles west,southwest of Lockhart.

 Latitude: 29.81N
Longitude: 97.91W

  What is in Redwood?

From what I have seen from google maps and my brief trip to Redwood, it mostly consists of lower income houses and large percentage of mobile homes.

 There are not a lot businesses in the community, but it is not without some stores and shops.
 Most legal, governmental and other business services for the residents of Redwood are in San Marcos or Seguin. Businesses in Redwood include a meat market, which acts as a small grocery store, at least one restaurant, a few gas stations, and a couple of car repair shops. Residents commute (by bus or some other means) to San Marcos for school.

 There are three churches in Redwood.

Census Bureau 2012

Click on the link to see Redwood's statistics, which includes data on population, ethnicity, age, sex, and housing status. Once you select on the data button (labelled Population, ethnicity, age/sex, and housing status), click on the 'census block' button. Then put 78666 on the 'find' box to find Redwood faster. The community can be found south southeast of San Marcos. 

 http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/