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Anderson, AL

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Overview


Anderson is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 254 people and just one neighborhood, Anderson is the 370th largest community in Alabama.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Anderson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.96% of the Anderson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Anderson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Anderson who work in sales jobs (18.48%), office and administrative support (9.78%), and architecture and engineering (7.61%).

Of important note, Anderson is also a town of artists. Anderson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Anderson’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Anderson is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Anderson’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Anderson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Anderson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Anderson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Anderson may be for you.

One downside of living in Anderson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Anderson, the average commute to work is 35.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The education level of Anderson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.17% of adults in Anderson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Anderson in 2018 was $40,122, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,488 for a family of four. However, Anderson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Anderson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Anderson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Anderson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Anderson include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, British, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Anderson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 89.3% of the neighborhoods in AL. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Anderson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.2% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 38.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.4%), and 8.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Anderson, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.0%), and residents who report German roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.6%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (41.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (79.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (16.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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