Oneonta is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 14,359 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Oneonta is the 43rd largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Oneonta, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.9% of Oneonta's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Oneonta is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oneonta who work in sales jobs (10.90%), office and administrative support jobs (10.47%), and management occupations (7.26%).

In Oneonta, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Oneonta is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Oneonta.

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

Oneonta Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Oneonta is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.60% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Oneonta in 2000 was $16,439, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,756 for a family of four.

The people who call Oneonta home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Oneonta is White, followed by African-American. Oneonta also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.75% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Oneonta include English, Irish, and German.

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