Spanish Fort is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,503 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Spanish Fort is the 94th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some towns, Spanish Fort isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Spanish Fort are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spanish Fort is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spanish Fort who work in sales jobs (15.91%), management occupations (13.93%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.81%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Spanish Fort are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Spanish Fort is a very car-oriented town. 98.88% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Spanish Fort is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Spanish Fort has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Spanish Fort 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.

Spanish Fort Information and Demographics

The citizens of Spanish Fort are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.20% of adults in Spanish Fort have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Spanish Fort in 2000 was $26,598, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,392 for a family of four.

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

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