Topmost is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,956 people and just one neighborhood, Topmost is the 195th largest community in Kentucky.
Topmost is a blue-collar town, with 39.08% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Topmost is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Topmost who work in healthcare (10.80%), management occupations (8.74%), and office and administrative support (5.75%).
The overall crime rate in Topmost 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.
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!) Topmost 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. Topmost has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Topmost than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Topmost may be for you.
In Topmost, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Topmost 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 percentage of people in Topmost with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Topmost in 2022 was $16,672, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,688 for a family of four. Topmost also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.48% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Topmost home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Topmost residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Topmost include Irish, English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Topmost is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and German/Yiddish.
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.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 14.8% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.5% of all neighborhoods in America.
The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.0% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 67.2% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 96.2% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.4% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.1% 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.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 38 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Topmost are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 67.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 34.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.9%), and 9.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 Topmost, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.2%), and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (2.2%).
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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (28.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (74.5%) 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 (20.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.