Attalla is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 6,677 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Attalla is the 112nd largest community in Alabama.

Attalla is a blue-collar town, with 40.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Attalla is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Attalla who work in sales jobs (12.81%), office and administrative support jobs (9.00%), and food service (6.66%).

Attalla is a small city, 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 Attalla, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.7% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small city, Attalla does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Attalla Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Attalla ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.86% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Attalla in 2000 was $15,727, 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 $62,908 for a family of four.

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

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