Prattville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 24,296 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Prattville is the 18th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Prattville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Prattville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Prattville who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.43%), sales jobs (13.67%), and management occupations (8.68%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Prattville. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Prattville is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98.6% - 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 Prattville.

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

Prattville Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Prattville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 22.20% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Prattville in 2000 was $19,832, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,328 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Prattville is English.