La Center - Kevil is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,923 people and just one neighborhood, La Center - Kevil is the 104th largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, La Center - Kevil is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Center - Kevil is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in La Center - Kevil who work in management occupations (15.50%), office and administrative support (9.61%), and sales jobs (9.17%).
As is often the case in a small town, La Center - Kevil doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of La Center - Kevil citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.16% of adults in La Center - Kevil have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in La Center - Kevil in 2022 was $37,061, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,244 for a family of four. However, La Center - Kevil contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call La Center - Kevil home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Center - Kevil residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in La Center - Kevil include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in La Center - Kevil is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and German/Yiddish.
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 La Center - Kevil, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research reveals that 91.8% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 34 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 91.9% of America.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in La Center - Kevil is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in KY, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.3% of the neighborhoods in Kentucky. If you are considering retiring to Kentucky, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 La Center - Kevil are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 45.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.5% 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 53.2% of America'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, 39.4% 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 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (16.3%), and 16.0% 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 95.5% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in La Center - Kevil, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (18.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report German roots (7.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.8%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (1.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (91.8%) 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.