South Williamson is a tiny town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 562 people and just one neighborhood, South Williamson is the 322nd largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Williamson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Williamson is a town of managers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Williamson who work in management occupations (44.67%), healthcare (26.67%), and office and administrative support (8.67%).
A relatively large number of people in South Williamson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.68% 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.
Overall, South Williamson’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents will find that the town 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, South Williamson is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of South Williamson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, South Williamson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in South Williamson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.55% of adults in South Williamson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in South Williamson in 2022 was $54,185, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $216,740 for a family of four. However, South Williamson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call South Williamson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Williamson residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in South Williamson include English, Irish, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in South Williamson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Urdu and Polish.
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.
Our research reveals that 89.4% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 96.6% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.4% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in South Williamson are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.1% 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, 42.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.4%), and 12.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.
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 South Williamson, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.9%), and residents who report German roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (1.9%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 (52.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (89.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.