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Waddy, KY

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Overview


Waddy is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,833 people and just one neighborhood, Waddy is the 114th largest community in Kentucky. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Waddy, 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 Waddy, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Waddy’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Waddy does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,136.00.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Waddy is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waddy is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waddy who work in office and administrative support (18.40%), business and financial occupations (9.41%), and teaching (7.36%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Waddy is worth considering.

One downside of living in Waddy is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Waddy, the average commute to work is 31.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Waddy, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Waddy is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

The overall education level of Waddy is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.23% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Waddy in 2022 was $34,449, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,796 for a family of four. However, Waddy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 6.4% have Cuban ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Waddy are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 65.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 52.9% of America'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, 33.0% 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 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.9%), and 17.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Polish and Italian.

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 Waddy, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.4%), and residents who report German roots (12.8%), and some of the residents are also of Cuban ancestry (6.4%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (5.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (76.3%) 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 (12.7%) and 5.7% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. 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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