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Samson, AL

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Overview


Samson is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,855 people and just one neighborhood, Samson is the 235th largest community in Alabama.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Samson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.61% of Samson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Samson is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Samson who work in office and administrative support (15.10%), management occupations (9.77%), and food service (9.41%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the city 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, Samson is worth considering.

One downside of living in Samson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Samson, the average commute to work is 32.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Samson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In Samson, just 10.73% 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 Samson in 2018 was $19,937, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,748 for a family of four. However, Samson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Samson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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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 29 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.

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 Samson are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 31.7% 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 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.9%), and 15.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

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

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Samson, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (9.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.6%), and residents who report German roots (5.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.4%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 (33.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (85.1%) 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 (11.0%) . 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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