Housing density: 1,004 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $377,415.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,224 (lower quartile is $1,195, upper quartile is $1,470)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,358
Median gross rent in Lake Purdy, AL in 2022: $1,482
Housing units in Lake Purdy with a mortgage: 766 (102 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 122
In family households: 168,219 (40,616 male householders, 13,117 female householders)
44,236 spouses, 58,321 children (53,806 natural, 1,590 adopted, 2,925 stepchildren), 3,260 grandchildren, 1,511 brothers or sisters, 1,353 parents, foster children, 2,070 other relatives, 2,634 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 24,292 (8,940 male householders (7,198 living alone)), 11,399 female householders (9,970 living alone)), 3,953 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,574 (1,415 institutionalized population)
30,383 married couples with children.
4,937 single-parent households (1,014 men, 3,923 women).
93.1% of residents of Lake Purdy speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,047 (11.5%)
(31.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.0% Number of people working at home: 486 (10.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 35
5 to 9 minutes: 275
10 to 14 minutes: 357
15 to 19 minutes: 581
20 to 24 minutes: 884
25 to 29 minutes: 293
30 to 34 minutes: 671
35 to 39 minutes: 90
40 to 44 minutes: 85
45 to 59 minutes: 180
60 to 89 minutes: 68
90 or more minutes: 47
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,249 (86.6%)
Carpooled: 290 (7.7%)
Railroad: 12 (0.3%)
Other means: 15 (0.4%)
Worked at home: 185 (4.9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lake Purdy, Alabama
1621995 to March 2000
691990 to 1994
31985 to 1989
241980 to 1984
431975 to 1979
31970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 1,217 (24.4%)
English: 937 (18.8%)
Irish: 578 (11.6%)
German: 548 (11.0%)
United States: 382 (7.7%)
Scottish: 207 (4.2%)
Italian: 200 (4.0%)
French: 190 (3.8%)
Scotch-Irish: 180 (3.6%)
Dutch: 122 (2.4%)
Norwegian: 91 (1.8%)
Polish: 58 (1.2%)
Greek: 51 (1.0%)
Swiss: 38 (0.8%)
Welsh: 29 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African: 27 (0.5%)
Russian: 25 (0.5%)
French Canadian: 23 (0.5%)
Czech: 18 (0.4%)
Arab: 15 (0.3%)
Slovak: 15 (0.3%)
Swedish: 15 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 14 (0.3%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Lake Purdy:
17.2% (53)
Alabama:
4.9% (4,280)
Japan
Lake Purdy:
14.3% (44)
Alabama:
2.1% (1,849)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lake Purdy:
13.6% (42)
Alabama:
3.7% (3,281)
Mexico
Lake Purdy:
11.0% (34)
Alabama:
26.5% (23,303)
United Kingdom
Lake Purdy:
10.4% (32)
Alabama:
4.5% (3,913)
Korea
Lake Purdy:
9.1% (28)
Alabama:
4.0% (3,548)
Other Western Africa
Lake Purdy:
8.8% (27)
Alabama:
0.4% (392)
Russia
Lake Purdy:
6.8% (21)
Alabama:
0.7% (595)
Brazil
Lake Purdy:
4.5% (14)
Alabama:
0.4% (382)
Other Western Asia
Lake Purdy:
2.9% (9)
Alabama:
0.8% (720)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,837
Other state: 2,466
Northeast: 342
Midwest: 458
South: 1,513
West: 153
25% of Lake Purdy residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Alabama.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 123
Less than 1 year of college: 47
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 247
Associate degree: 114
Bachelor's degree: 1,048
Master's degree: 207
Professional school degree: 88
Doctorate degree: 64
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 10
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 153
Less than 1 year of college: 106
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 326
Associate degree: 120
Bachelor's degree: 651
Master's degree: 289
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 19
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 900
One, attached: 86
Two: 10
3 or 4: 53
5 to 9: 451
10 to 19: 999
20 to 49: 211
50 or more: 290
Mobile homes: 7
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%