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.

Spanish Fort is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Spanish Fort, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.88% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Spanish Fort Information and Demographics

The population of Spanish Fort is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.