About Douglas

Douglas is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 555 people and just one neighborhood, Douglas is the 315th largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Douglas, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.6% of Douglas's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Douglas is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Douglas who work in sales jobs (14.06%), office and administrative support jobs (8.43%), and teaching (6.43%).

Douglas is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Douglas, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.15% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Douglas doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Douglas Information and Demographics

Douglas ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.32% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Douglas in 2000 was $22,410, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,640 for a family of four.

The people who call Douglas home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Douglas is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Douglas include Irish, English, Scotch-Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Douglas is English. Some people also speak Spanish.