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Lineville, AL

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Overview


Lineville is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,473 people and just one neighborhood, Lineville is the 190th largest community in Alabama.

Occupations and Workforce

Lineville is a blue-collar town, with 46.06% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Lineville is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lineville who work in management occupations (7.04%), food service (6.72%), and office and administrative support (6.50%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Lineville 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. Lineville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lineville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lineville may be for you.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lineville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.53 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Lineville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In Lineville, just 12.16% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lineville in 2022 was $25,789, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,156 for a family of four. However, Lineville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lineville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lineville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lineville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lineville include English, Irish, German, European, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Lineville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Lineville, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 28 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.0% of America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Lineville is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in AL, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.1% of the neighborhoods in Alabama. If you are considering retiring to Alabama, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Lineville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 36.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 34.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.4%), and 7.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Lineville, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Scottish roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.6%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (85.8%) 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 (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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