Lake Alfred is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,101 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Alfred is the 259th largest community in Florida.
Unlike some cities, Lake Alfred isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lake Alfred are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Alfred is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Alfred who work in office and administrative support (17.25%), sales jobs (9.94%), and management occupations (9.61%).
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.72% 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.
Residents will find that the city 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, Lake Alfred is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small city, Lake Alfred doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Lake Alfred is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.61% of adults 25 and older in Lake Alfred have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake Alfred in 2022 was $28,713, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,852 for a family of four. However, Lake Alfred contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lake Alfred is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lake Alfred home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Alfred residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lake Alfred also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lake Alfred include German, English, Northern European, European, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lake Alfred is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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.
Would you like to be able to ride your bike to work? If you are attracted to the idea of getting a little exercise of the two-wheeled type while reducing your carbon footprint, bicycling to work might be the answer. But which neighborhood you live in can make this either impossible, or alternatively, a great and realistic option. NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed that the neighborhood is a fantastic option for bicycle commuters, as 4.8% of commuters here do ride their bikes to and from work on a daily basis. This is a higher amount than we found in 98.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Puerto Rican 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 Lake Alfred are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.2% of America'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, 30.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.2%), and 19.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 73.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Polish and Chinese.
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 Lake Alfred, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (17.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Asian roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.5%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 11.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (71.0%) 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 (5.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.