Harvest is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,893 people and six associated neighborhoods, Harvest is the 108th largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in Harvest was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Harvest economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Harvest, where the median household income is $96,336.00. Harvest real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Harvest house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harvest is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harvest is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harvest who work in management occupations (16.66%), office and administrative support (13.36%), and computer science and math (10.58%). Also of interest is that Harvest has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.26% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Harvest is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Harvest really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Harvest perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small town, Harvest does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Harvest is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.85% of adults in Harvest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Harvest in 2022 was $41,696, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,784 for a family of four. However, Harvest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harvest is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harvest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harvest residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harvest include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Harvest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
