Sylacauga is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 12,447 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Sylacauga is the 52nd largest community in Alabama.

Sylacauga is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sylacauga is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sylacauga who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.64%), sales jobs (11.34%), and teaching (8.37%).

Sylacauga is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98% - 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 Sylacauga.

Sylacauga Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Sylacauga is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 16.11% of adults 25 and older in Sylacauga have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sylacauga in 2000 was $16,209, 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 $64,836 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Sylacauga is English.