Union Springs is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,154 people and two associated neighborhoods, Union Springs is the 161st largest community in Alabama.When you are in Union Springs, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.12% of Union Springs’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Union Springs is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Union Springs who work in architecture and engineering (15.60%), office and administrative support (7.92%), and healthcare suport services (7.38%). One downside of living in Union Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.28 minutes every day commuting to work. Union Springs is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Union Springs are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.81% of adults in Union Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Union Springs in 2022 was $16,832, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,328 for a family of four. Union Springs also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.27% of its population below the federal poverty line.Union Springs is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union Springs residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Union Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Union Springs include German, Irish, Italian, African, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Union Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
