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.
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.
Alum Creek 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 citizens of Alum Creek have a very low rate of college education: just 6.68% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.