Alabaster is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Alabaster’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Alabaster, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Even though Alabaster is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
The education level of Alabaster ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Alabaster, 40.44% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Alabaster in 2018 was $39,142, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,568 for a family of four. However, Alabaster contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Alabaster is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Alabaster home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alabaster residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alabaster include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Alabaster is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
