Alum Creek is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,595 people and two associated neighborhoods, Alum Creek is the 122nd largest community in West Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Alum Creek is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.18% of the Alum Creek workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Alum Creek is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alum Creek who work in maintenance occupations (21.32%), food service (10.92%), and sales jobs (8.95%). Residents will find that the town 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, Alum Creek is worth considering. As is often the case in a small town, Alum Creek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Alum Creek, just 6.68% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Alum Creek in 2022 was $34,502, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,008 for a family of four. However, Alum Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Alum Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alum Creek residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Alum Creek include English, German, European, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Alum Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
