In Union Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Union Springs is a small city, 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, the citizens of Union Springs rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.81% of adults 25 and older in Union Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Union Springs in 2022 was $16,832, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,328 for a family of four. Union Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Union Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Union Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Union Springs include German, Irish, Italian, African, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Union Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
