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.
Chunchula’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
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.
Chunchula is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Chunchula isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small town, Chunchula does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Chunchula is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.93% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Chunchula in 2022 was $22,139, 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 $88,556 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 58.55% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Chunchula is a very 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, African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Chunchula is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.