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, West Blocton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Blocton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in West Blocton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.75 minutes every day commuting to work.
West Blocton 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 population of West Blocton has a very low overall level of education: only 7.43% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in West Blocton in 2022 was $22,217, 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 $88,868 for a family of four. However, West Blocton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Blocton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Blocton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Blocton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Blocton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.60% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Blocton include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in West Blocton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
