Langley is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,319 people and just one neighborhood, Langley is the 171st largest community in Kentucky.
Unlike some towns, Langley isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Langley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Langley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Langley who work in teaching (29.74%), office and administrative support (23.72%), and art, media, and design (6.57%).
Of important note, Langley is also a town of artists. Langley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Langley’s character.
Langley’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Being a small town, Langley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Langley who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.98% of adults in Langley have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Langley in 2022 was $25,852, 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 $103,408 for a family of four. However, Langley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Langley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Langley residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Langley include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Langley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
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 Langley, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (36.0%) than in 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 38.9% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.8% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Kentucky, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Kentucky.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Langley are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 59.9% 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, 47.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 23.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.2%), and 12.2% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% 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 Langley, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.0%), and residents who report Scottish roots (3.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.9%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (61.4%) 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 (36.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.