Eclectic is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,209 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eclectic is the 284th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eclectic is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eclectic is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eclectic who work in management occupations (13.54%), office and administrative support (11.52%), and healthcare (8.69%). 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!) Eclectic 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. Eclectic has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Eclectic than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Eclectic may be for you. One downside of living in Eclectic is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Eclectic, the average commute to work is 36.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Eclectic 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 terms of college education, Eclectic is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.58% of adults 25 and older in Eclectic have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Eclectic in 2022 was $24,957, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,828 for a family of four. However, Eclectic contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Eclectic home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eclectic residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eclectic include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Eclectic is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
