Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,812 people and just one neighborhood, Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is the 87th largest community in Alabama. Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs, where the median household income is $64,383.00.
Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs who work in sales jobs (12.42%), management occupations (10.03%), and teaching (8.01%).
Also of interest is that Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.68 minutes every day commuting to work.
Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs 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 population of Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.41% of adults in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs in 2022 was $38,703, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,812 for a family of four. However, Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
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.
Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 6.3% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Alabama, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Alabama.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Czechoslovakian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Czechoslovakian ancestry.
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 Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 60.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.3% 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, 33.2% 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 33.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.9%), and 8.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).
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 Bon Secour - Magnolia Springs, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (7.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.6%), and residents who report German roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (6.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.5%) 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 (11.3%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.