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Summerdale, AL

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Overview


Summerdale is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,557 people and just one neighborhood, Summerdale is the 260th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Summerdale, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Summerdale, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Summerdale’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Summerdale does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,500.00.

Summerdale real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Summerdale house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Summerdale is a blue-collar town, with 35.29% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Summerdale is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Summerdale who work in sales jobs (14.91%), office and administrative support (13.13%), and management occupations (11.49%).

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!) Summerdale 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. Summerdale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Summerdale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Summerdale may be for you.

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

Demographics

The education level of Summerdale citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.42% of adults in Summerdale have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Summerdale in 2022 was $36,416, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,664 for a family of four. However, Summerdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Summerdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.

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

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.3% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.9% 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.

People

According to NeighborhoodScout's research, is better suited for first-time home buyers than 87.9% of neighborhoods in the state. Most homes here are priced below the state's median house value, yet maintain comparably good appreciation rates over the last decade relative to other neighborhoods in Alabama. Along with an exclusive multi-metric measure of neighborhood quality developed by NeighborhoodScout that scores high here in this neighborhood, this means that buying into the neighborhood is not only an accessible option but considered a decent first time home buyer choice for building equity in your first home, while being in a quality neighborhood

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 Summerdale are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.5% 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, 32.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (26.0%), and 11.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 84.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Summerdale, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (19.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.9%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.5%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (31.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.9%) 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 (8.7%) and 7.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. 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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