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, Alum Creek is worth considering.
Alum Creek is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Alum Creek, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Alum Creek is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Alum Creek with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.83% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alum Creek in 2022 was $36,534, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,136 for a family of four.
The people who call Alum Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alum Creek residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Alum Creek include English, Irish, German, European, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Alum Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
