Mammoth Cave is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,428 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mammoth Cave is the 232nd largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mammoth Cave is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mammoth Cave is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mammoth Cave who work in healthcare suport services (11.31%), maintenance occupations (8.27%), and healthcare (8.27%). Of important note, Mammoth Cave is also a town of artists. Mammoth Cave has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mammoth Cave’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Another notable thing is that Mammoth Cave is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter 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!) Mammoth Cave 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. Mammoth Cave has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mammoth Cave than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mammoth Cave may be for you. One downside of living in Mammoth Cave is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mammoth Cave, the average commute to work is 30.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Mammoth Cave is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Mammoth Cave, just 7.77% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Mammoth Cave in 2022 was $25,356, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,424 for a family of four. However, Mammoth Cave contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Mammoth Cave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mammoth Cave residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mammoth Cave include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Mammoth Cave is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
