It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Wilmer 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. Wilmer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wilmer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wilmer may be for you.
One downside of living in Wilmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.32 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Wilmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Wilmer are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.63% of adults in Wilmer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Wilmer in 2022 was $24,792, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,168 for a family of four. However, Wilmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wilmer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wilmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wilmer include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Wilmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
