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.

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, Alum Creek has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Alum Creek a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

As is often the case in a small town, Alum Creek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Alum Creek has a very low overall level of education: only 6.68% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

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.