Harold is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,665 people and just one neighborhood, Harold is the 213th largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harold is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harold is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harold who work in office and administrative support (18.76%), management occupations (12.20%), and teaching (8.74%).
The overall crime rate in Harold is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Harold is worth considering.
Harold 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.
The population of Harold has a very low overall level of education: only 6.51% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Harold in 2022 was $15,671, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,684 for a family of four. Harold also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.71% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Harold home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harold residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Harold include English, German, Welsh, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Harold is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Harold, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 99.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 49.5% 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.
Our research reveals that 92.3% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (64.4%) than found in 97.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
In addition, the neighborhood is unique for having just 6.5% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.7% of America's neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry and 5.0% have Scottish ancestry.
Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
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 Harold are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 64.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.7% of U.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, 37.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 33.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.1%), and 8.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Harold, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.4%), and residents who report Welsh roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (5.0%), 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 (73.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (92.3%) 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.