Morganfield is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,143 people and just one neighborhood, Morganfield is the 123rd largest community in Kentucky.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Morganfield is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.21% of the Morganfield workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Morganfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morganfield who work in office and administrative support (14.47%), healthcare (12.96%), and management occupations (8.93%).
As is often the case in a small city, Morganfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Morganfield rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.43% of adults 25 and older in Morganfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Morganfield in 2022 was $38,149, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,596 for a family of four. However, Morganfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Morganfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morganfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Morganfield include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Morganfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and African languages.
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 Morganfield, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (1.9%) living in the neighborhood.
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 93.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.9% of this neighborhood's residents have British 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 Morganfield are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 22.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.7% 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, 35.7% 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 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.2%), and 14.6% 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 99.1% of households.
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 Morganfield, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report French roots (5.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (4.8%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.2%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (84.7%) 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 (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.