Andalusia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,840 people and six associated neighborhoods, Andalusia is the 79th largest community in Alabama.Andalusia is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Andalusia is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Andalusia who work in healthcare (15.94%), office and administrative support (10.51%), and sales jobs (9.50%). One of the benefits of Andalusia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.20 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Andalusia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Andalusia who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.22% of adults in Andalusia have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Andalusia in 2022 was $28,970, 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 $115,880 for a family of four. However, Andalusia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Andalusia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Andalusia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Andalusia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Andalusia include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Andalusia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
