Foley is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,478 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Foley is the 95th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities, Foley isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Foley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Foley is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Foley who work in sales jobs (18.73%), office and administrative support jobs (12.09%), and food service (7.99%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Foley are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One of the benefits of Foley is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.54 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Foley is a small city, 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 Foley, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.12% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Foley Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Foley who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.47% of the adults in Foley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Foley in 2000 was $19,364, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,456 for a family of four.

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

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