Eclectic is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,213 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eclectic is the 284th largest community in Alabama.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Eclectic has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Eclectic a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Eclectic is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Eclectic, the average commute to work is 34.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Eclectic does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Eclectic citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.17% of adults in Eclectic have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Eclectic in 2022 was $27,541, 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 $110,164 for a family of four. However, Eclectic contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Eclectic is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Eclectic home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eclectic residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eclectic include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Eclectic is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.