Baileyton is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 673 people and just one neighborhood, Baileyton is the 336th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Baileyton, 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 Baileyton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Baileyton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Baileyton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $58,155.00.
Baileyton is a blue-collar town, with 35.08% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Baileyton is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Baileyton who work in office and administrative support (35.51%), sales jobs (4.79%), and management occupations (4.14%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Baileyton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Baileyton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Baileyton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Baileyton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Baileyton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.09% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Baileyton in 2022 was $25,069, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,276 for a family of four.
The people who call Baileyton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Baileyton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Baileyton include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Baileyton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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 Baileyton, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Portuguese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Portuguese ancestry.
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 Baileyton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.3% 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, 41.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 20.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.0%), and 18.0% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.4%).
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 Baileyton, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (13.1%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.3%), and residents who report German roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Portuguese ancestry (4.7%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (84.3%) 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 (10.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.