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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Harvest, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Harvest, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Harvest’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Harvest does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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.Harvest is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Harvest is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the 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 education level of Harvest citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
