Loxley is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 4,404 people and just one neighborhood, Loxley is the 151st largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Loxley, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Loxley, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Loxley’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Loxley does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $73,125.00.
Loxley real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Loxley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Loxley isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Loxley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Loxley is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Loxley who work in management occupations (11.46%), sales jobs (11.27%), and teaching (10.58%).
Also of interest is that Loxley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.80% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
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, Loxley is worth considering.
The overall education level of Loxley citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.33% of adults in Loxley have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Loxley in 2018 was $32,051, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,204 for a family of four. However, Loxley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Loxley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Loxley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loxley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Loxley include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Loxley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Loxley, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Of particular note, 11.4% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
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 Loxley are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.2% 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 53.4% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 37.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.3%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.3%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Loxley, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (6.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (4.9%), and residents who report English roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (4.5%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.8%), among others.
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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.