It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Arley has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Arley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Arley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Arley may be for you.
In Arley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The citizens of Arley have a very low rate of college education: just 7.62% 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 Arley in 2022 was $15,607, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,428 for a family of four. However, Arley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arley also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.61% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Arley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Arley include English, Irish, German, British, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Arley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and African languages.
