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Titus, AL

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Overview


Titus is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,097 people and just one neighborhood, Titus is the 120th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Titus, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Titus, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Titus’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Titus does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $79,653.00.

Titus real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Titus house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Titus isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Titus are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Titus is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Titus who work in management occupations (13.42%), office and administrative support (13.26%), and healthcare (7.02%).

A relatively large number of people in Titus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Titus is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Titus really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Titus perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Titus has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Titus a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Titus is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Titus, the average commute to work is 35.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Titus doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Titus citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.31% of adults in Titus have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Titus in 2022 was $38,776, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,104 for a family of four. However, Titus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Titus is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Titus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Titus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Titus include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Titus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Titus, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 11.8% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Alabama. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Titus are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 35.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 32.4% 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 31.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.2%), and 18.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.0%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Titus, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (13.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.5%), and residents who report English roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.5%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (32.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.1%) 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 (11.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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