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Reform, AL

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Overview


Reform is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,469 people and just one neighborhood, Reform is the 259th largest community in Alabama.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Reform, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.10% of Reform’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Reform is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reform who work in office and administrative support (13.20%), healthcare suport services (10.75%), and management occupations (8.30%).

Setting & Lifestyle

In Reform, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

In Reform, just 11.90% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Reform in 2018 was $20,810, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,240 for a family of four. However, Reform contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Reform also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.71% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Reform, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Car Ownership

Most American households own a car or other vehicle. Many own two cars or perhaps three. In the United States, it is useful to have an automobile not only for commuting, but also for shopping and getting to other services one needs. But NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that households in the neighborhood have a highly unusual car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 34.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

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 26 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Reform are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 28.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.8% of U.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, 38.3% 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 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.1%), and 14.5% 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 96.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (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 Reform, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (5.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.1%), and residents who report German roots (2.7%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (1.8%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.2%), 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 (38.4% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (87.2%) 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 (6.5%) . 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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