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Mammoth Cave, KY
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Living in Mammoth Cave



Mammoth Cave is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,407 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mammoth Cave is the 232nd largest community in Kentucky.

Of important note, Mammoth Cave is also a town of artists. Mammoth Cave has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mammoth Cave’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Mammoth Cave telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Another notable thing is that Mammoth Cave is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Mammoth Cave’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The overall crime rate in Mammoth Cave is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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!) Mammoth Cave 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. Mammoth Cave has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mammoth Cave than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mammoth Cave may be for you.

In Mammoth Cave, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

The population of Mammoth Cave has a very low overall level of education: only 7.77% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Mammoth Cave in 2018 was $25,356, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,424 for a family of four. However, Mammoth Cave contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Mammoth Cave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mammoth Cave residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mammoth Cave include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Welsh.

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


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