Adamsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,807 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Adamsville is the 71st largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Adamsville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Adamsville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Adamsville who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.87%), sales jobs (10.40%), and management occupations (5.77%).

In Adamsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.98 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Adamsville is a very car-oriented town. 98.89% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Adamsville is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Adamsville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Adamsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Adamsville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Adamsville rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.15% of adults 25 and older in Adamsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Adamsville in 2000 was $18,390, 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 $73,560 for a family of four.

Adamsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Adamsville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Adamsville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Adamsville include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Adamsville is English.