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Lisman - Pennington, AL

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Overview


Lisman - Pennington is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,708 people and just one neighborhood, Lisman - Pennington is the 179th largest community in Alabama.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Lisman - Pennington isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lisman - Pennington are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lisman - Pennington is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lisman - Pennington who work in sales jobs (25.12%), office and administrative support (19.36%), and management occupations (8.33%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lisman - Pennington has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lisman - Pennington has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lisman - Pennington than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lisman - Pennington may be for you.

In Lisman - Pennington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Lisman - Pennington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lisman - Pennington rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.63% of adults 25 and older in Lisman - Pennington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Lisman - Pennington in 2022 was $26,579, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,316 for a family of four. However, Lisman - Pennington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lisman - Pennington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lisman - Pennington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lisman - Pennington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lisman - Pennington include German, Scottish, African, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Lisman - Pennington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 34.4%, which is higher than 96.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Furthermore, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.8% 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.

Occupations

There are more people living in the neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (61.8%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations.

The Neighbors

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 Lisman - Pennington are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 91.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.6% 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, 38.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 20.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.3%), and 19.0% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.1% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Lisman - Pennington, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (5.3%). There are also a number of people of Scottish ancestry (3.4%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (3.3%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (2.9%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (31.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.4%) 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 (9.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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