Jal is a very small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 2,105 people and just one neighborhood, Jal is the 71st largest community in New Mexico.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Jal is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.50% of the Jal workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Jal is a city of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Jal who work in teaching (23.97%), management occupations (5.99%), and office and administrative support (5.11%).
A relatively large number of people in Jal telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
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!) Jal 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. Jal has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Jal than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Jal may be for you.
Being a small city, Jal does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Jal are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.79% of adults in Jal have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Jal in 2022 was $25,962, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,848 for a family of four. However, Jal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jal is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Jal, accounting for 56.24% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Jal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jal include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Welsh.
In addition, Jal has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.33%).
The most common language spoken in Jal is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 61.6% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 53.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
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 Jal are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 41.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 52.5% 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 33.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (7.5%), and 6.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 53.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (46.7%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Jal, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (53.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.4%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.7%), among others. In addition, 20.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 (61.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.