Harvest is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,893 people and six associated neighborhoods, Harvest is the 108th largest community in Alabama. Much of the housing stock in Harvest was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Harvest economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Harvest, where the median household income is $99,542.00. Harvest real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Harvest house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Harvest is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harvest is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harvest who work in management occupations (16.00%), computer science and math (12.33%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (11.19%). Also of interest is that Harvest has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Harvest is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Harvest a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Harvest has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Harvest’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. Harvest 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 Harvest are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.09% of adults in Harvest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Harvest in 2022 was $40,140, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,560 for a family of four. However, Harvest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harvest is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harvest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harvest residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Harvest also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.79% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harvest include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Harvest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
