West Blocton is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,197 people and three associated neighborhoods, West Blocton is the 280th largest community in Alabama.West Blocton is a blue-collar town, with 44.12% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, West Blocton is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Blocton who work in sales jobs (22.99%), office and administrative support (6.95%), and maintenance occupations (6.68%). Also of interest is that West Blocton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, West Blocton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Blocton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in West Blocton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West Blocton, the average commute to work is 35.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. West Blocton 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.In West Blocton, just 12.78% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in West Blocton in 2022 was $22,272, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,088 for a family of four. However, West Blocton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Blocton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Blocton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Blocton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Blocton include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in West Blocton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
