Minter is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,377 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Minter is the 261st largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Minter, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 54.1% of Minter's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Minter is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Minter who work in sales jobs (8.80%), office and administrative support jobs (7.47%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.40%).

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

In Minter, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Minter is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Minter isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Minter is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Minter Information and Demographics

The citizens of Minter have a very low rate of college education: just 8.93% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Minter in 2000 was $12,355, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,420 for a family of four.

Minter is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Minter home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Minter is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Minter is Irish.

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