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!) Irvington 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. Irvington has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Irvington than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Irvington may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Irvington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Irvington, just 8.67% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Irvington in 2022 was $24,358, 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 $97,432 for a family of four. However, Irvington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Irvington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Irvington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Irvington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Irvington include Irish, German, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Irvington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Italian.
