Eclectic is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,213 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eclectic is the 284th largest community in Alabama.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Eclectic has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Eclectic a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Eclectic, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Eclectic does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Eclectic citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.17% of adults in Eclectic have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Eclectic in 2022 was $27,541, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,164 for a family of four. However, Eclectic contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eclectic is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Eclectic home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eclectic residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eclectic include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Eclectic is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.