Quinton is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 4,002 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Quinton is the 163rd largest community in Alabama.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Quinton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.5% of the Quinton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Quinton is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Quinton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.33%), sales jobs (8.86%), and business and financial occupations (4.58%).

One downside of living in Quinton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.92 minutes every day commuting to work.

Quinton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Quinton 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. 97.53% 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.

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

Quinton Information and Demographics

Quinton ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.98% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Quinton in 2000 was $15,990, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,960 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Quinton is English.