Wilmer is a medium-sized town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,411 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wilmer is the 64th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some towns, Wilmer isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wilmer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wilmer is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilmer who work in office and administrative support (18.28%), management occupations (9.62%), and sales jobs (8.82%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 town 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, Wilmer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wilmer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Wilmer is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wilmer, the average commute to work is 36.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Wilmer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Wilmer with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.47% of adults in Wilmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wilmer in 2022 was $26,956, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,824 for a family of four. However, Wilmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wilmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wilmer include Irish, English, German, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wilmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
