Chunchula is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 195 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chunchula is the 385th largest community in Alabama.
Overall, Chunchula’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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, Chunchula is worth considering.
One downside of living in Chunchula is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chunchula, the average commute to work is 32.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Chunchula is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Chunchula, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Chunchula doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Chunchula is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.00% of adults 25 and older in Chunchula have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chunchula in 2022 was $24,022, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,088 for a family of four. However, Chunchula contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chunchula also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 53.52% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Chunchula is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chunchula home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chunchula residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Chunchula include English, European, African, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Chunchula is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.