Spanish Fort 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 10,923 people and three associated neighborhoods, Spanish Fort is the 68th largest community in Alabama. Spanish Fort real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Spanish Fort house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Spanish Fort is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Spanish Fort is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spanish Fort who work in management occupations (13.57%), sales jobs (13.26%), and healthcare (9.29%). Also of interest is that Spanish Fort has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the nice things about Spanish Fort is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Spanish Fort 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.The citizens of Spanish Fort are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.29% of adults in Spanish Fort have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Spanish Fort in 2022 was $40,969, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,876 for a family of four. However, Spanish Fort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Spanish Fort is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spanish Fort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spanish Fort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spanish Fort include English, German, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Spanish Fort is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
