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. Harvest has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Harvest, where the median household income is $96,336.00.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 managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harvest who work in management occupations (16.66%), office and administrative support (13.36%), and computer science and math (10.58%). 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: 8.26% 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. Being a small town, Harvest does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Harvest are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.85% of adults in Harvest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Harvest in 2022 was $41,696, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,784 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. Important ancestries of people in Harvest include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Harvest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
