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Alvaton, KY

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Overview


Alvaton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,872 people and just one neighborhood, Alvaton is the 60th largest community in Kentucky.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Alvaton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Alvaton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alvaton who work in sales jobs (14.75%), office and administrative support (11.31%), and management occupations (9.94%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Alvaton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Alvaton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Alvaton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Alvaton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Alvaton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Alvaton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.73% of adults in Alvaton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Alvaton in 2022 was $44,543, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,172 for a family of four. However, Alvaton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Alvaton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Kentucky. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 98.5% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Kentucky. 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. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 89.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Alvaton are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.5% 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 76.9% of America'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, 39.9% 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 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.7%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.7% of households.

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 Alvaton, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (9.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.1%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (4.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.1%), 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 (55.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (89.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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