It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Evergreen has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Evergreen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Evergreen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Evergreen may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.98 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Evergreen doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Evergreen with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.11% of adults in Evergreen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Evergreen in 2022 was $19,455, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,820 for a family of four. However, Evergreen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Evergreen is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Evergreen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evergreen residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Evergreen include Irish, French, English, British, and German Russian.
The most common language spoken in Evergreen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
