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!) Eclectic 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. Eclectic has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Eclectic than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Eclectic may be for you.
In Eclectic, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.81 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Eclectic doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Eclectic rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.55% of adults 25 and older in Eclectic have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Eclectic in 2018 was $25,860, 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 $103,440 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 Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Eclectic is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
