It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Wilmer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Wilmer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wilmer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wilmer may be for you.
One downside of living in Wilmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.32 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Wilmer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Wilmer rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.63% of adults 25 and older in Wilmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Wilmer in 2018 was $24,792, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,168 for a family of four. However, Wilmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wilmer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wilmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wilmer include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Wilmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
