Wilmer is a medium-sized town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,411 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wilmer is the 64th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wilmer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wilmer is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilmer who work in office and administrative support (18.28%), management occupations (9.62%), and sales jobs (8.82%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wilmer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wilmer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Wilmer, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Wilmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Wilmer with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.47% of adults in Wilmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wilmer in 2022 was $26,956, 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 $107,824 for a family of four. However, Wilmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, English, German, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wilmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
