About Townley

Townley is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,008 people and just one neighborhood, Townley is the 283rd largest community in Alabama.

Townley is a blue-collar town, with 43.5% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Townley is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Townley who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.20%), sales jobs (11.41%), and teaching (5.57%).

In Townley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Townley is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Townley, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Townley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Townley Information and Demographics

In Townley, just 10.12% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Townley in 2000 was $13,213, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $52,852 for a family of four.

The people who call Townley home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Townley is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Townley include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Townley is English.