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!) Mulga 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. Mulga has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mulga than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mulga may be for you.
One downside of living in Mulga, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.69 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Mulga doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Mulga ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.44% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mulga in 2022 was $27,454, 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 $109,816 for a family of four. However, Mulga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mulga is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mulga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mulga residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mulga include English, Irish, German, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Mulga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
