Nances Creek, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

330

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

59.7

1.36% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.2%

27.2% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$115,299

9.08% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$222,100

Economy

The economy of Nances Creek, AL employs 167 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nances Creek, AL were Educational Services (72 people), Transportation & Warehousing (32 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($63,684), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,684), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,816).

Employment

Occupations

167

2024 Value

± 148

−18.5%

1 Year decline

± 142%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nances Creek, AL declined at a rate of −18.5%, from 205 employees to 167 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nances Creek, AL, are Management Occupations (77 people), Transportation Occupations (32 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (23 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nances Creek, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

167

2024 Value

± 148

−18.5%

1 Year decline

± 142%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nances Creek, AL declined at a rate of −18.5%, from 205 employees to 167 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nances Creek, AL, are Educational Services (72 people), Transportation & Warehousing (32 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nances Creek, AL, though some of these residents may live in Nances Creek, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nances Creek, AL was $222,100 in 2024, which is 0.668 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $220,800 to $222,100, a 0.589% increase. The homeownership rate in Nances Creek, AL is 85.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nances Creek, AL have an average commute time of 36.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nances Creek, AL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$222,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,815

$161

Median Property Taxes

±$125

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nances Creek, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nances Creek, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.2% of the housing units in Nances Creek, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nances Creek, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$115,299

Median Household Income

± $58,914

189

Number of Households

± 133

In 2022, the median household income of the 189 households in Nances Creek, AL grew to $115,299 from the previous year's value of $105,700.

The following chart displays the households in Nances Creek, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nances Creek, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.1%)
Carpooled (17.4%)
Other (15.6%)

In 2024, 67.1% of workers in Nances Creek, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.4%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (15.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nances Creek, AL have a longer commute time (36.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Nances Creek, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nances Creek, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nances Creek, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nances Creek, AL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nances Creek, AL (50 out of 330 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nances Creek, AL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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