Foley is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 24,873 people and five associated neighborhoods, Foley is the 32nd largest community in Alabama. Foley has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Foley, where the median household income is $60,090.00. Foley real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Foley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Foley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Foley is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Foley who work in office and administrative support (16.83%), sales jobs (13.02%), and management occupations (11.06%). Also of interest is that Foley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Foley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.32% 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Foley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Foley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Foley is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Being a small city, Foley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Foley are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.23% of adults in Foley having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Foley in 2022 was $33,427, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,708 for a family of four. However, Foley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Foley is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Foley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Foley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Foley include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Brazilian. The most common language spoken in Foley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
