Bloomfield - Chaplin is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,802 people and just one neighborhood, Bloomfield - Chaplin is the 113th largest community in Kentucky.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bloomfield - Chaplin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.12% of the Bloomfield - Chaplin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bloomfield - Chaplin is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield - Chaplin who work in office and administrative support (10.34%), healthcare (9.63%), and management occupations (7.39%).
Overall, Bloomfield - Chaplin’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Bloomfield - Chaplin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.18 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of adults in Bloomfield - Chaplin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.70% of the adults in Bloomfield - Chaplin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bloomfield - Chaplin in 2022 was $31,001, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,004 for a family of four. However, Bloomfield - Chaplin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bloomfield - Chaplin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomfield - Chaplin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield - Chaplin include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Bloomfield - Chaplin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 36.4% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Bloomfield - Chaplin is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in KY, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.5% of the neighborhoods in Kentucky. If you are considering retiring to Kentucky, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish 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 Bloomfield - Chaplin are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 41.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 63.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 41.3% 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 24.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.3%), and 16.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.4%).
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 Bloomfield - Chaplin, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.3%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (4.0%), along with some Russian ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.9%) 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 (11.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.