York - Bellamy is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,893 people and just one neighborhood, York - Bellamy is the 143rd largest community in Alabama.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, York - Bellamy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, York - Bellamy is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in York - Bellamy who work in office and administrative support (21.36%), sales jobs (9.61%), and food service (7.08%).
Also of interest is that York - Bellamy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
York - Bellamy’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) York - Bellamy 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. York - Bellamy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in York - Bellamy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, York - Bellamy may be for you.
The percentage of adults in York - Bellamy with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.33% of adults in York - Bellamy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in York - Bellamy in 2022 was $21,528, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,112 for a family of four.
York - Bellamy is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call York - Bellamy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of York - Bellamy residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in York - Bellamy include Irish, African, English, Jamaican, and Belizean.
The most common language spoken in York - Bellamy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
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 York - Bellamy, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research reveals that 89.7% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you are planning to retire in Alabama, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Alabama, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.7% of neighborhoods in AL. If a Alabama retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
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 16 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.5% of America.
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 York - Bellamy are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 31.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (24.2%), and 17.7% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.
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 York - Bellamy, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (4.7%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (4.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (3.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (1.6%), along with some Jamaican ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.
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 (37.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (89.7%) 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.