McCalla is a medium-sized town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 12,965 people and five associated neighborhoods, McCalla is the 57th largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in McCalla, 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 McCalla, and putting down their money on brand new construction. McCalla’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. McCalla does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $83,782.00.

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

A relatively large number of people in McCalla telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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!) McCalla 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. McCalla has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McCalla than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McCalla may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, McCalla doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The overall education level of McCalla citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.21% of adults in McCalla have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in McCalla in 2022 was $40,239, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,956 for a family of four. However, McCalla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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