Killen is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,035 people and four associated neighborhoods, Killen is the 294th largest community in Alabama. Killen real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Killen house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Killen is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Killen is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Killen who work in healthcare (14.56%), sales jobs (13.11%), and management occupations (9.71%). Also of interest is that Killen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small town, Killen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Killen rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.27% of adults 25 and older in Killen 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 Killen in 2022 was $26,270, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,080 for a family of four. However, Killen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Killen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Killen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Killen include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Killen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.
