New Brockton is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,478 people and just one neighborhood, New Brockton is the 262nd largest community in Alabama. New Brockton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in New Brockton, where the median household income is $54,643.00.
Unlike some towns, New Brockton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in New Brockton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Brockton is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Brockton who work in food service (12.50%), community and social services (12.31%), and management occupations (11.54%).
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!) New Brockton 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. New Brockton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Brockton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Brockton may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, New Brockton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of New Brockton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.32% of adults 25 and older in New Brockton have a college degree.
The per capita income in New Brockton in 2022 was $29,607, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,428 for a family of four. However, New Brockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
New Brockton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Brockton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Brockton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Brockton include Irish, Scots-Irish, French, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in New Brockton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in New Brockton, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.2%) living in the neighborhood.
With 1.5% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 95.3% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in New Brockton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 51.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 38.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.7%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.0%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in New Brockton, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.4%), and residents who report German roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (5.3%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (88.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.