Millport - Kennedy is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,921 people and just one neighborhood, Millport - Kennedy is the 145th largest community in Alabama.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Millport - Kennedy is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.03% of the Millport - Kennedy workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Millport - Kennedy is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Millport - Kennedy who work in office and administrative support (12.30%), teaching (9.53%), and sales jobs (8.32%).
Because of many things, Millport - Kennedy is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Millport - Kennedy really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Millport - Kennedy perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Millport - Kennedy, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.59 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Millport - Kennedy doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Millport - Kennedy, just 9.99% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Millport - Kennedy in 2022 was $26,646, 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 $106,584 for a family of four. However, Millport - Kennedy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Millport - Kennedy is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Millport - Kennedy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millport - Kennedy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Millport - Kennedy include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Millport - Kennedy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Alabama. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.2% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Alabama. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.
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 94.6% 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 Millport - Kennedy are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 71.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.1% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.0% 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 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.1%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% 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 Millport - Kennedy, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (13.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.6%), 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 (35.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (83.5%) 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 (13.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.