Loyall is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 609 people and just one neighborhood, Loyall is the 308th largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Loyall is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Loyall is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Loyall who work in sales jobs (18.75%), management occupations (11.36%), and teaching (10.23%).
Loyall’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Residents will find that the city 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, Loyall is worth considering.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.17 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Loyall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Loyall have a very low rate of college education: just 8.02% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Loyall in 2022 was $16,017, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,068 for a family of four. Loyall also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.44% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Loyall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Loyall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Loyall include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Loyall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
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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 Loyall are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 38.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.2% 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, 33.7% 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 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.8%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
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 Loyall, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (19.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.7%), and residents who report German roots (3.5%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.8%).
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 (47.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.4%) 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 (8.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.