Hoover is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 62,480 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Hoover is the sixth largest community in Alabama.

Hoover is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.36% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hoover is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hoover who work in sales jobs (16.34%), management occupations (15.82%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.54%).

Also of interest is that Hoover has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Another interesting thing about Hoover, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Hoover is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One notable thing about Hoover is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Hoover is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 99.1% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Hoover Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hoover. 52.60% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hoover in 2000 was $33,361, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,444 for a family of four. However, Hoover contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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