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Brantley, AL

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Overview


Brantley is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 801 people and just one neighborhood, Brantley is the 313th largest community in Alabama.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Brantley isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brantley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brantley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brantley who work in healthcare (21.11%), management occupations (10.73%), and office and administrative support (10.38%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Being a small town, Brantley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of Brantley are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.23% of adults in Brantley having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brantley in 2018 was $22,505, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,020 for a family of four. However, Brantley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Brantley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

People

If you are planning to retire in Alabama, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Alabama, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.1% of neighborhoods in AL. If a Alabama retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

In addition, divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 21.4% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 45.7% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.5% of American neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 17 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Brantley are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 3.5% 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 70.0% 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, 45.7% 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 27.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.7%), and 12.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.1% of households. Some people also speak Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) (2.3%).

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 Brantley, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report Asian roots (2.1%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (1.9%), along with some German ancestry residents (1.9%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (69.0%) 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 (13.9%) . 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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