The city 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, Attalla has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Attalla a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small city, Attalla doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Attalla is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.76% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Attalla in 2022 was $32,755, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,020 for a family of four. However, Attalla contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Attalla is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Attalla home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Attalla residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Attalla include Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Attalla is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
