About Sprott

Sprott is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 590 people and just one neighborhood, Sprott is the 312nd largest community in Alabama.

Sprott is a blue-collar town, with 43.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Sprott is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sprott who work in sales jobs (19.63%), teaching (10.28%), and healthcare (9.81%).

In addition, many people in Sprott have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One downside of living in Sprott is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sprott, the average commute to work is 52.88 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Sprott is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Sprott 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. 98% 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, Sprott doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Sprott Information and Demographics

The citizens of Sprott have a very low rate of college education: just 9.07% 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 Sprott in 2000 was $13,711, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,844 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Sprott is English.