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West Blocton, AL real estate and demographic information

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West Blocton, AL Information

Population 1,231

About West Blocton

West Blocton is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,231 people and two constituent neighborhoods, West Blocton is the 266th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Blocton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Blocton is a town of service providers, professionals and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Blocton who work in office and administrative support (11.66%), teaching (10.67%) and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.68%).

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, West Blocton is worth considering.

In West Blocton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

West Blocton Information and Demographics

In West Blocton, just 12.26% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in West Blocton in 2010 was $22,001, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,004 for a family of four. However, West Blocton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Blocton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Blocton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Blocton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Blocton include German, Irish and English.

The most common language spoken in West Blocton is English.

WEST BLOCTON INFORMATION DETAILS
POPULATION 1,231
NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS 494
WEST BLOCTON HOME OWNERSHIP
% OWNER OCCUPIED 80.17%
% RENTER OCCUPIED 19.83%
% VACANT 13.00%
TYPE OF WEST BLOCTON HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED 63.68%
ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES 0.45%
SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS 7.77%
COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS 0.75%
MOBILE HOMES 27.35%
OTHER 0.00%
SIZE OF WEST BLOCTON HOMES
NO BEDROOM 0.75%
1 BEDROOM 9.72%
2 BEDROOMS 27.95%
3 BEDROOMS 46.94%
4 BEDROOMS 9.57%
5 OR MORE BEDROOMS 5.08%
AGE OF WEST BLOCTON HOMES
NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) 2.09%
ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) 54.56%
WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) 25.11%
HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) 18.24%
WEST BLOCTON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DETAILS
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $68,094
MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE $94
HOME VALUE RANGE
$0 - $46,000 29.08%
$46,001 - $92,000 41.21%
$92,001 - $184,000 24.06%
$184,001 - $276,000 2.93%
$276,001 - $368,000 0.00%
$368,001 - $460,000 0.00%
$460,001 - $689,000 2.72%
$689,001 - $919,000 0.00%
> $919,000 0.00%
PEOPLE OF WEST BLOCTON DETAILS
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
UNDER 5 YEARS 5.97%
5 TO 17 16.85%
18 TO 24 7.18%
25 TO 34 11.61%
35 TO 54 27.02%
55 TO 64 13.63%
65 YEARS AND OVER 17.74%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 80.15%
COLLEGE GRADUATES 12.26%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $35,588
PER CAPITA INCOME $22,001
INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 13.85%
INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN Education (14.22%)
Healthcare (14.08%)
Retail (12.94%)
Other (10.67%)
Manufacturing (9.10%)
Construction (7.25%)
Administration (5.97%)
Arts (5.69%)
Public Service (4.69%)
Finance (3.56%)
Mining (3.27%)
ATTENDING COLLEGE 2.93%
RACIAL MAKEUP
WHITE 85.56%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 13.23%
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 0.40%
ASIAN 0.08%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS 0.00%
SOME OTHER RACE ALONE 0.08%
TWO OR MORE RACES 0.65%
HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) 0.08%
ETHNICITIES PRESENT German (7.23%)
Irish (5.48%)
English (2.49%)
FOREIGN BORN 0.00%
LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (99.68%)

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